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J Am Coll Cardiol, 1985; 6:471-474
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M-mode echocardiography in constrictive pericarditis

PJ Engel, NO Fowler, CW Tei, PM Shah, HJ Driedger, R Shabetai, AD Harbin, and RH Franch

M-mode echocardiograms from 40 patients with proven constrictive pericarditis and 40 subjects without evidence of cardiac disease were reviewed for features previously described in constrictive pericarditis. In this large series, no single feature of the M-mode echocardiogram could be considered diagnostic, although a pattern of normal left ventricular size and systolic function, mild left atrial dilation, flattened diastolic left ventricular posterior wall motion and abnormal septal motion was found in most patients. It is concluded that the M-mode echocardiogram can provide findings suggestive of constrictive pericarditis but must be used in conjunction with hemodynamic and other studies to establish the diagnosis.


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