Constrictive Pericarditis
Case #170
A 54-year-old man was referred to a cardiologist (Dr. W) with 2 months of cough and exertional dyspnea.
As part of his workup, an echo was done.
The echo was ready by a 2nd cardiologist, Dr. S.
It showed a moderate pericardial effusion without evidence of tamponade.
Dr. W ordered a repeat echo to be done in several weeks, and told the patient to go to the …