Table 4.

Imaging characteristics of newly diagnosed constrictive pericarditis patients

Patient	Image grade		Pericardial thickening		Pericardial effusion		Septal bounce		Septal E’ ≥ 9 cm/s	Pericardial enhancement
	TTE	CMR	TTE	CMR	TTE	CMR	TTE	CMR	TTE	CMR
A	2	2	–	+	+	+	–	–	–	+
B	2	3	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	+
C	1	3	–	+	–	–	–	+	+	+
D	1	2	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	–
E	1	3	–	+	+	+	+	+	–	+

Abbreviations: TTE transthoracic echocardiography, CMR cardiac magnetic resonance; − = absent; + = present

Image grade: 1 = poor; 2 = fair; 3 = good