All::Cardiovascular System::Diseases::Pericarditis

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Constrictive pericarditis

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Which cause of pericarditis specifically causes Constrictive pericarditis?

TB

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What are the features of Constrictive pericarditis?

  • dyspnoea
  • right heart failure: elevated JVP, ascites, oedema, hepatomegaly
  • JVP shows prominent x and y descent
  • pericardial knock - loud S3
  • Kussmaul's sign is positive

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How does the JVP wave differ in Cardiac tamponade and Constrictive pericarditis?

  • Cardiac tamponade (Absent Y descent)
  • Constrictive pericarditis (X + Y present)

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