Nearly one-half of heart failure (HF) patients have a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), with rising prevalence in the United States of America and Western populations (1, 2). Common hemodynamic ...

[43] Pericardiectomy is almost never indicated for recurrent pericarditis, except in cases with repeated recurrences with cardiac tamponade and evidence of serious steroid toxicity, although other ...

Tissue Doppler echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed features indicative of constrictive pericarditis. The patient underwent a pericardiectomy with satisfactory ...