title: Constrictive pericarditis: an underdiagnosed cause of chest pain.
abstract: Constrictive pericarditis is an underdiagnosed condition characterized by a rigid pericardium leading to restriction in cardiac filling with consequent fluid overload and decreased cardiac output. The authors provide classic echocardiographic and cardiac catheterization images which, in addition to good clinical acumen, assist in making the correct diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Services, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
authors.forename: Caroline J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Magri
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grixti
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Felice
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*