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Table 4 Imaging characteristics of newly diagnosed constrictive pericarditis patients

From: Diagnostic and prognostic utility of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction – implications for clinical trials

Patient

Image grade

Pericardial thickening

Pericardial effusion

Septal bounce

Septal E’ ≥ 9 cm/s

Pericardial enhancement

 

TTE

CMR

TTE

CMR

TTE

CMR

TTE

CMR

TTE

CMR

A

2

2

+

+

+

+

B

2

3

+

+

+

+

+

C

1

3

+

+

+

+

D

1

2

+

+

+

+

E

1

3

+

+

+

+

+

+

  1. Abbreviations: TTE transthoracic echocardiography, CMR cardiac magnetic resonance; − = absent; + = present
  2. Image grade: 1 = poor; 2 = fair; 3 = good