Cardiac filling pressures may be elevated due to abnormalities in the myocardium, heightened pericardial restraint, or both. We hypothesized that the relative contributions due to myocardium and pericardium could be estimated by the ratio between right atrial pressure (RAP) and pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP), which would enable better discrimination of the extent of myocardial disease in patients with constrictive pericarditis (CP).

Editors

Editor-in-Chief
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC

CME Editor
Ragavendra R. Baliga, MD

Authors
Jeong Hoon Yang, MD

William R. Miranda, MD

Jae K. Oh, MD

CME Information

Target Audience

JACC Journal CME/MOC/ECME is intended for physicians who treat patients with cardiovascular disease.

Important Dates

Date of Release: June 24, 2019
Term of Approval/Date of CME/MOC/ECME Expiration: June 23, 2020

Learner Objectives

After reading this article the reader should be able to:

• Discuss clinical, echocardiographic, and radiologic features of constrictive pericarditis.
• Explain hemodynamic findings in patients with pericardial diseases.
• Describe prognostic factors in patients with constriction undergoing pericardiectomy.

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