Abstract

Classic constrictive pericarditis (CP),a progressive and debilitating condition, is characterized by pericardial fibrosis,with or without calcification, which results in chronic refractory congestive heart failure and for which pericardiectomy is often required. Until relatively recently, the development of constrictive physiology was presumed to be irreversible. But transient constrictive pericarditis,which is rare but well known complication of self-limiting acute pericarditis,shares the same clinical features with the chronic form but resolves without surgical intervention.Most of them have resolved without any surgical interventions by administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) or steroids. In this report, we present the case of a patient with transient constrictive pericarditis which subsided conservatively.

Key words: Acute Pericarditis; Constrictive Pericarditis; Transthoracic Echocardiography; Computed Tomography; Pericardial Effusion; Non-Steroidal Anti-İnflammatory Drugs.