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. 1980 Jul;44(1):44–48. doi: 10.1136/hrt.44.1.44

Subacute effusive constrictive epicarditis.

R Rasaretnam, D Chanmugam
PMCID: PMC482358  PMID: 7426160

Abstract

The coexistence of subacute pericardial effusion and epicardial constriction produces a clinical state, subacute effusive constrictive epicarditis, which resembles pericardial effusion with tamponade. However, pericardiocentesis results in only partial and temporary relief, a feature which is of importance in diagnosis. This syndrome was seen in five patients all of whom benefited from early pericardiectomy.

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