title: Constrictive pericarditis--a rare but important cause of recurrent cardiac failure: a case report.
abstract: Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is an uncommon cardiac disease which is often difficult to diagnose because of its vague and myriad clinical presentations. We report a case of a middle-aged lady who had non-specific symptoms and signs for six years before she was eventually diagnosed to have idiopathic constrictive pericarditis. An awareness and understanding of this condition is important, as it is a progressive condition and the likelihood of cure depends very much on its early identification and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre, Singapore.
authors.forename: V Y T
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: R M L
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kam
authors.forename: K K W
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Cheah
authors.forename: Z P
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed