Constrictive pericarditis echocardiography
Template:Pericardial constriction Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Atif Mohammad, M.D.
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Echocardiography can demonstrate thickening of the pericardium and specific flow patterns across the mitral and tricuspid valves that are evidence of the abnormal diastolic filling in constriction. Collapse of the IVC and hepatic veins can be seen.
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