Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome


Constrictive pericarditis

Presence of a thickened, fibrotic pericardium that forms a non-compliant shell around the heart, and resulting from chronic inflammation of the pericardium.


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PMID (PMCID)
3416516
 MALE Adult
Severe constrictive pericarditis as an unsuspected cause of death in a patient with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome and restrictive cardiomyopathy.
Lui CY, Makoui C.
Clin Cardiol. 1988;11(7):502-4.
Constrictive pericarditis as a late complication of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome is discussed.