A. Chronic Constrictive pericarditis
B. Effusive constricive pericarditis
A. CHRONIC CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS
TTE to confirm clinical diagnosis |
| Class |
| Recommended |
| A. TOE if poor TT quality of imaging (thickness of pericardium) |
| Class |
| Recommended |
| A. CT/CMR to confirm clinical diagnosis if echocardiography inconclusive |
| Class |
| Reasonable |
| A. CT for planning a pericardiotomy (calcification, coronary arteries, lung damage, previous CT surgery, ...) |
| Class |
| Reasonable |
| A. CMR for planning pericardiotomy (degree of myocardial fibrosis and atrophy, lung damage, ...) |
| Class |
| Recommended |
| A. TTE for follow-up |
| Class |
| Recommended |
| A. CMR for follow-up |
| Class |
| Reasonable |
B. EFFUSIVE CONSTRICIVE PERICARDITIS
TTE to confirm clinical diagnosis and for follow-up post-pericardiocentesis |
| Class |
| Recommended |
| B. CT/CMR to confirm clinical diagnosis if echocardiography inconclusive |
| Class |
| Reasonable |
| B. CMR with contrast to evaluate inflammation |
| Class |
| Reasonable |
| B. CMR for follow-up |
| Class |
| Reasonable |