Constrictive pericarditis heart failure in a patient with atrial fibrillation: A diagnostic challenge.

Rebeca Muñoz-RodríguezAída T Igareta-HerraizMaría Manuela Izquierdo-GómezBelén Marí-LópezMaría Amelia Duque-GonzálezFlor Baeza-GarzónAntonio Barragán-AceaJulio Miranda-BacalladoFrancisco Bosa-OjedaLacalzada-Almeida Juan

Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)

Constrictive pericarditis is an infrequent cause of heart failure. Diagnosis is challenging and requires a high level of suspicion. Subtle echocardiographic findings, as the pericardial bounce, could be the clue to diagnosis.

Keyphrases

heart failure
atrial fibrillation
left ventricular
left atrial
cardiac resynchronization therapy
acute heart failure
catheter ablation
oral anticoagulants
case report
mitral valve
direct oral anticoagulants
ejection fraction