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Accurate preoperative diagnosis of pericardial constriction using cine computed tomography.

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OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of cine computed tomography in the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis. BACKGROUND:Constrictive pericarditis is characterized by abnormalities of both cardiac structure and function. Accurate diagnosis requires detection of both a thickened pericardium and abnormal ventricular diastolic filling. At present, no one diagnostic technique has demonstrated sufficient accuracy in this setting. Cine computed tomography is a relatively new cardiac imaging mode with very high time and spatial resolution that has the potential to accurately diagnose constrictive pericarditis. METHODS:Twelve consecutive patients were retrospectively identified who had catheterization findings suggestive of constrictive physiology, had undergone a cine computed tomographic examination and had pathologic data that delineated the status of the pericardium. Group 1 (with constrictive pericarditis; n = 5) had surgical confirmation of thickened pericardium and improved clinically after pericardiectomy. Group 2 (no constrictive pericarditis; n = 7) had cardiomyopathy with normal pericardium. Seven normal volunteers (Group 3) were also studied. Cine computed tomograms were obtained for the entire heart (8-mm slices, 17 frames/s, nonionic contrast medium). Pericardial thickness was measured at 10 degrees intervals at three ventricular levels in each subject. The rapidity of diastolic filling was assessed by calculating the percent filling fraction in early diastole. RESULTS:Pericardial thickness was 10 +/- 2 mm (mean +/- SD) in Group 1, 2 +/- 1 mm in Group 2 and 1 +/- 1 mm in Group 3 (p < 0.05, constrictive pericarditis vs. no constrictive pericarditis). Left ventricular filling fraction was 83 +/- 6% in Group 1, 62 +/- 9% in Group 2 and 44 +/- 5% in Group 3. Right ventricular filling fraction was 93 +/- 5% in Group 1, 62 +/- 14% in Group 2 and 35 +/- 6% in Group 3 (p < 0.05, Group 1 vs. Groups 2 and 3). Both indexes provided a clear-cut distinction between patients with and without constriction. CONCLUSIONS:Cine computed tomography simultaneously provides both anatomic and physiologic data that allow accurate preoperative diagnosis of pericardial constriction.

journal_name

J Am Coll Cardiol

journal_title

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

authors

Oren RM,Grover-McKay M,Stanford W,Weiss RM

doi

10.1016/0735-1097(93)90199-b

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Has Abstract

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1993-09-01 00:00:00

pages

832-8

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0735-1097

issn

1558-3597

pii

0735-1097(93)90199-B

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Accurate preoperative diagnosis of pericardial constriction using cine computed tomography.