title: [Constrictive pericarditis in the course of rheumatoid arthritis].
abstract: We describe a case of a patient with advanced heart failure. On the basis of clinical status, echocardiography and the results of magnetic resonance, constrictive pericarditis was diagnosed. The seropositive rheumatoid arthritis was the cause of the constriction. Constrictive pericarditis should be considered in differential diagnosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Oddzial Chorob Wewnetrznych, Zespol Zakladow Opieki Zdrowolnej, Cieszyn, Poland.
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chmiel
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizia-Stec
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wierzbicka-Chmiel
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haberka
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gasior
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*