title: [Chronic epicarditis, a soft pericardial constriction: about one case].
abstract: Chronic constrictive epicarditis is a special form of chronic pericarditis. It is characterized by a thickening of the visceral pericardium that becomes adherent to cardiovascular structures, thus impeding the diastolic filling of the ventricles. The parietal pericardium remains soft, without symphysis with the visceral pericardium. We illustrate the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to this pathology by a clinical case.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de médecine et pharmacie de Tanger, avenue Palestine M'haneche II, BP 2117, Tétouan, Maroc. Electronic address: madanimouhcine@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madani
authors.affiliation: Service d'anesthésie réanimation, CHU Mohammed VI, Oujda, Maroc.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Madani
authors.affiliation: Service d'anesthésie réanimation A1, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bazine
authors.affiliation: Service d'anesthésie réanimation A1, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Derkaoui
authors.affiliation: Service d'anesthésie réanimation A1, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shimi
authors.affiliation: Service d'anesthésie réanimation A1, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khatouf
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Beating heart; Chronic constrictive pericarditis; Cœur battant; Epicardectomy; Epicarditis; Pericardium; Péricarde; Péricardite chronique constrictive; Sternotomie; Sternotomy; Épicardectomie; Épicardite