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Neves PDMDM, Lario FC, Mohrbacher S, Ferreira BMC, Sato VAH, Oliveira ÉS, Pereira LVB, Bales AM, Nardotto LL, Ferreira JN, Cavalcante LB, Chocair PR, Cuvello-Neto AL. Dialysis-related constrictive pericarditis: old enemies may sometimes come back. J Bras Nefrol 2022; 44:602-606. [PMID: 34251389 PMCID: PMC9838677 DOI: 10.1590/2175-8239-jbn-2020-0252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Several heart conditions have been associated with CKD, including myocardial and pericardial diseases. This paper describes a case of Dialysis-related constrictive pericarditis in a patient diagnosed with sudden hypotension during a hemodialysis session. A 65-year-old man diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and cirrhosis on hemodialysis for two years complained of symptoms during one of his sessions described as malaise, lipothymia, and confusion. The patient had a record of poor compliance with the prescribed diet and missed dialysis sessions. He was sluggish during the physical examination, and presented hypophonetic heart sounds, a blood pressure of 50/30mmHg, and a prolonged capillary refill time. The patient was referred to the intensive care unit and was started on antibiotics and vasoactive drugs. His workup did not show signs of infection, while electrocardiography showed low QRS-wave voltage. His echocardiogram showed signs consistent with a thickened pericardium without pericardial effusion. Cardiac catheterization showed equalization of diastolic pressures in all heart chambers indicative of constrictive pericarditis. The patient underwent a pericardiectomy. Examination of surgical specimens indicated he had marked fibrosis and areas of dystrophic calcification without evidence of infection, consistent with Dialysis-related constrictive pericarditis. Hypotension for unknown causes must be considered in the differential diagnosis of dialysis patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Precil Diego Miranda de Menezes Neves
- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, Centro de Nefrologia e Diálise, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.,Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Divisão de Nefrologia, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, Centro de Nefrologia e Diálise, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, Centro de Nefrologia e Diálise, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.,Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Divisão de Patologia, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, Centro de Nefrologia e Diálise, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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