DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2021.v07i10.001

Pages: 528-531

Constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon disease with multiple aetiologies. The most common cause usually is idiopathic. In developed countries, constrictive pericarditis is usually a consequence of previous cardiac surgeries and tuberculosis remains as the common causes especially in developing countries. Medical treatment may temporarily relieves the symptoms but most patients undergoes pericardiectomy has better prognosis than medical treatment alone; in comparison on the outcome of total pericardiectomy and subtotal pericardiectomy done in these patients.