Pericardiectomy for Successful Treatment of Constrictive Pericarditis in a Pediatric Patient

Rachel Moss, Amr Mohamed Ali, Joseph Mahgerefteh, Laurie E. Panesar, Peter Pastuszko, Raghav Murthy, Shubhi Kaushik

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Abstract

A 15-year-old girl with history of asthma and obesity presented with recurrent anasarca without systolic heart failure or significant renal disease. She was diagnosed with constrictive pericarditis and successfully underwent pericardiectomy with pericardial stripping and a waffle procedure. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Original languageEnglish
Article number102009
JournalJACC: Case Reports
Volume23
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Oct 2023

Keywords

  • constrictive pericarditis
  • pericardiectomy

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