Recurrent constrictive pericarditis associated with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis: A case report

摘要

IntroductionConstrictive pericarditis is an uncommon disease characterized by impaired diastolic filling of the ventricles, encased in a fibrotic pericardium resulting from an inflammatory process.Rheumatoid arthritis is a rare cause of constrictive pericarditis, usually due to a concomitant acute or chronic serositis.