A 52-year-old woman presents with exeional fatigue and ascites. She is noted to have a rapid, irregular pulse rate. The chest X-ray reveals a small hea with calcification seen on the lateral view. The 12-lead ECG demonstrates low QRS voltage. Clinical diagnosis is?
Calcification & low QRS voltage - indicates Constrictive pericarditis Other option: 1. Restrictive cardiomyopathy -No calcification 2. Acute Cor pulmonale- clots will be present 3. Rheumatic pan carditis - affects children
Rheumatic pan-carditis
Constrictive pericarditis
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Acute cor-pulmonale
ECG and Arrhythmias 1