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==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Cardiomyopathy DDX}}
{{Cardiomyopathy DDX}}
*Cardiovascular
**[[ACS]]
**[[Acute Valve Dysfunction]]
**[[Aortic Dissection]]
**[[Dysrhthymia]]
**[[Endocarditis]]
**[[Hypertensive Emergency]]
**[[Pericardial Tamponade]]
*Pulmonary
**[[COPD]]
**[[PE]]
**[[Pneumonia]]
**[[Pneumothorax]]
*Other
**Pure volume overload
***[[Renal Failure]]
***Post-[[Transfusion]]
**[[Sepsis]]
**[[Anaphylaxis]]


==Evaluation==
==Evaluation==

Revisión del 02:23 5 feb 2021

Background[1]

  • Occurs when normally elastic pericardium becomes thickened and fibrotic
  • Can be infectious, post-cardiac surgery, inflammatory, idiopathic or related to radiation exposure
  • Impairs diastolic filling of heart
  • Must distinguish from restrictive cardiomyopathy

Clinical Features

  • Symptoms similar to congestive heart failure, especially right sided
    • Dyspnea
    • Lower extremity edema
    • Jugular venous distention

Differential Diagnosis

Cardiomyopathy

Evaluation

Workup

Diagnosis

Management

  • Definitive treatment is surgical pericardiectomy

Disposition

See Also

External Links

References

  1. Singh M, Niemann JT. Cardiomyopathies and Pericardial Disease. In: Tintinalli JE, Ma OJ, Yealy DM, et al., eds. Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 9th ed. McGraw-Hill; 2020:(Ch) 55.