Chronic constrictive epicarditis is a special form of chronic pericarditis. It is characterized by a thickening of the visceral pericardium that becomes adherent to cardiovascular structures, thus impeding the diastolic filling of the ventricles. The parietal pericardium remains soft, without symphysis with the visceral pericardium. We illustrate the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to this pathology by a clinical case
Référence | 1369 |
Année | 2015 |
Type | Article |
Lien document | |
Disciplines associées | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Mohammed VI d'Oujda, Réanimation Polyvalente 1 |
Auteur | Madani M |
Auteurs associés | Madani H, Bazine M, Derkaoui A, Shimi A, Khatouf M |
Discipline | Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Tanger |
Revue | Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) |
Référence Revue | 64: 46-4 |