Vol 66, No 8 (2008)
Other
Published online: 2008-08-27
Case report
Constrictive pericarditis in the course of rheumatoid arthritis
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.80449
Kardiol Pol 2008;66(8):879-884.
Abstract
We describe a case of a patient with advanced heart failure. On the basis of clinical status, echocardiography and the results of magnetic resonance, constrictive pericarditis was diagnosed. The seropositive rheumatoid arthritis was the cause of the constriction. Constrictive pericarditis should be considered in differential diagnosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and heart failure.
Keywords: constrictive pericarditisrheumatoid arthritis