title: Protein-losing enteropathy in association with constrictive pericarditis.
abstract: Although acute pericarditis is a common and usual benign disorder, sometimes evolution to constrictive pericarditis may occur. We present a case of constrictive pericarditis late after coronary bypass grafting, complicated by right sided heart failure. Edema formation was aggravated due to protein-losing enteropathy, resulting in hypoalbuminemia. Imaging of constrictive pericarditis was done by ultrasound as well as simultaneous pressure recording of the right and left ventricle. Imaging of intestinal protein loss was possible using intravenous Technetium-99m-labelled human serum albumin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Hospital, Maastricht, The Netherlands. bjornmeijers@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Björn K I
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Meijers
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schalla
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eerens
authors.forename: Robert-J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Van Suylen
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Broers
authors.forename: Emile M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Cheriex
authors.forename: Jan-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Smedema
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012709:Serum Albumin
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D012709:Serum Albumin; C107869:technetium Tc 99m serum albumin