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Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Ascites in a Young Male
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  • Ammar Hasnie,
  • Neal Miller,
  • James Davies,
  • Gregory Von Mering
Ammar Hasnie
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital

Corresponding Author:ammarhasnie@uabmc.edu

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Neal Miller
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
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James Davies
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
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Gregory Von Mering
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Abstract

Constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon cause of right-sided heart failure. We present a case of idiopathic constrictive pericarditis presumably following a viral episode of acute pericarditis several months prior to the patient's presentation. This case highlights the necessity for a high clinical index of suspicion. Importantly, a series of imaging modalities were required to confirm the diagnosis and lead to a successful surgical intervention.