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Constrictive Pericarditis in a 14-Year-Old Boy
Shaheer Ahmed, MD, DM, DNB; Gauravkumar Divani, MD; Nitish Rai, MD, DM
09/29/2022
Introduction
A 14-year-old boy presented with dyspnea on exertion and easy fatiguability for 1 year. He also had an episode of pedal edema 6 months prior, which resolved with diuretics. He had a history of tuberculosis treated with a 6-month course of antitubercular therapy. After a series of tests and analyses, demonstrated in this video series, it was evident that longitudinal contraction of the left ventricle was preserved, whereas the circumferential contraction was severely impaired. Pericardial calcification also could be seen encircling the left and right ventricles.
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