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BEATING INSIDE THE BOX: OCCULT CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS IN A YOUNG PATIENT WITH CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM PRESENTING WITH DECOMPENSATED CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

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Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is typically chronic and usually the result of scarring and loss of the normal elasticity of the pericardium and can be occult. A 21 year old female… Click to show full abstract

Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is typically chronic and usually the result of scarring and loss of the normal elasticity of the pericardium and can be occult. A 21 year old female with 9 years history of restrictive cardiomyopathy and congenital hypothyroidism presented with progressive dyspnea

Keywords: constrictive pericarditis; occult; beating inside; congenital hypothyroidism

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2019

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