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Findings that shed new light on the possible pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effect
CASE REPORT
Constrictive pericarditis from an endocardial pacemaker lead
  1. Nayan Agarwal1,
  2. Mohammad Khalid Mojadidi2,
  3. Mustafa Ahmed3
  1. 1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
  2. 2Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
  3. 3Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Nayan Agarwal, 85.nayan{at}gmail.com

Summary

Constrictive pericarditis secondary to endocardial pacemaker inflammation, without associated pericardial effusion or infection, has yet to be described in the literature. We present a case of a 42-year-old man who developed recurrent ascites from regional constrictive pericarditis following pacemaker implant. Symptoms resolved after pericardiectomy.

  • heart failure
  • pacing and eectrophysiology

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-218365

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors NA: evaluated patient in clinic and hospital, did the literature search on this topic and played an important role in writing the article. MKM: contributed in patient evaluation and preparation of the manuscript, helped edit the manuscript and obtain the images. MA: the attending supervisor who helped in working up the patient, played a significant role in establishing the diagnosis and helped edit the manuscript contents.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.