Since acute idiopathic/viral pericarditis is a common cause of ... Therefore, Vp can be increased despite the lack of constrictive physiology. [3] In every patient in whom no respiratory variation ...

Constrictive pericarditis occurs when scarring and calcification of the pericardium result in loss of normal elasticity. This limits diastolic relaxation of the heart and causes congestive heart ...

Also, BNP levels are low in patients with heart failure from constrictive pericarditis which differentiates it from restrictive cardiomyopathy where the BNP levels are high. A newer assay ...

These findings may not be present in all patients with constrictive pericarditis, hence, absence of these findings cannot be used to rule out constrictive pericarditis. Early and correct diagnosis ...