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Constrictive pericarditis echocardiography and ultrasound
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Constrictive pericarditis can present with typical echocardiographic findings, such as normal systolic function, a plethoric inferior vena cava, a restrictive mitral inflow pattern with respiratory variation, reversal of expiratory hepatic vein flow, a septal motion suggestive of enhanced ventricular interaction, or an elevated early diastolic mitral annular velocity (E′) detected by tissue Doppler imaging
Echocardiography and ultrasound
Echocardiography and ultrasound
Constrictive pericarditis can present with typical echocardiographic findings, such as
- normal systolic function
- a plethoric inferior vena cava
- a restrictive mitral inflow pattern with respiratory variation
- reversal of expiratory hepatic vein flow
- a septal motion suggestive of enhanced ventricular interaction,
- an elevated early diastolic mitral annular velocity (E′) detected by tissue Doppler imaging
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Huda A. Karman, M.D.