title: Localized constrictive pericarditis causing apical pseudo-ballooning.
authors: Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors: Gianluca
authors: G
authors: Di Bella
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: Gaeta
authors: Salvatore
authors: S
authors: Lentini
mesh_terms: D018619:Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right