Effusive constrictive pericarditis and an anterior mediastinal mass: a case report
Effusive-constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon but critical manifestation of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma. Combination of large pericardial effusion with constrictive features and persistent non-compliant pericardium with elevated intracardiac pressures after pericardiocentesis are its hallmarks.
Authors
- Shaikh B. Iqbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5166-9367)
- Yakubu Bene‐Alhasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9086-3894)
- Waleed Razzaq Chaudhry
- Musa Kiyani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9596-7676)
Institutions
- Services Institute of Medical Sciences (PK)
- Georgetown University (US)
- MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- University of Baltimore (US)
- MedStar Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytag020
- Primary Topic
- Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00