Propionibacterium acnes: A Treatable Cause of Constrictive Pericarditis

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(a), (b) Transthoracic echocardiogram (apical (a) and parasternal short-axis (b)) showing resolution of pericardial effusion (blue arrows) after 10 weeks of IV Penicillin. (c) Pulsed-wave Doppler interrogation of mitral valve inflow on transthoracic echocardiogram: normal variation of mitral valve E velocity (orange arrows), suggesting normalization of pericardial pressure.

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