Document Detail


Restrictive cardiomyopathy versus constrictive pericarditis: making the distinction using tissue Doppler imaging.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18490315     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Although the primary cause of constrictive pericarditis is entirely different to that of restrictive cardiomyopathy, the two often present with very similar clinical findings. As such, making the distinction between the two is a diagnostic challenge. We report a case that highlights how tissue Doppler imaging may simplify the distinction between pericardial constriction and myocardial restriction.
Authors:
Rebecca McCall; Paul W Stoodley; David A B Richards; Liza Thomas
Related Documents :
8105505 - Cerebrovascular disease in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with sickle cell anemi...
21856145 - Ankle "sprains" during sport activities with normal radiographs: incidence of associate...
11406565 - In vivo molecular imaging of met tyrosine kinase growth factor receptor activity in nor...
19032805 - Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. xvii. role of colour doppler and power doppler.
21436085 - Diffusion-weighted endorectal mr imaging at 3 t for prostate cancer: tumor detection an...
2624025 - Ct-scan or two-dimensional echoencephalography in neonatal intracranial pathology?
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2008-03-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1532-2114     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Echocardiogr     Publication Date:  2008 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-06-26     Completed Date:  2008-08-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100890618     Medline TA:  Eur J Echocardiogr     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  591-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Westmead Private Cardiology, Suite 1, Corner Darcy and Mons Road, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive / ultrasonography*
Echocardiography, Doppler*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pericarditis, Constrictive / etiology,  ultrasonography*
Tuberculosis / complications

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Longitudinal plane colour tissue-Doppler myocardial velocities and their association with left ventr...
Next Document:  Derivation of a size-independent variable for scaling of cardiac dimensions in a normal paediatric p...