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Graft-versus-host disease: a case report of a rare but reversible cause of constrictive pericarditis.

Christopher A PieriNeil RobertsJohn G GribbenCharlotte H Manisty
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2020)
Although pericardial disease in cancer patients is common, CP is unusual. Determining the underlying aetiology is important for subsequent management, and here, we describe the use of multi-modality imaging to diagnose a rare cause, GvHD, which responded to surgical treatment and immunomodulatory therapy.
Keyphrases
  • high resolution
  • allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  • stem cells
  • acute myeloid leukemia
  • mass spectrometry
  • fluorescence imaging
  • bone marrow