Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	121750
Country	Bangladesh

Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Constrictive pericarditis in the twenty-first century: An old disease revisited
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	A K M Monwarul Islam
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Corresponding Author	A K M Monwarul Islam, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FESC, FRCP, MD, Professor, Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Sher e Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh. drmonwarbd@yahoo.com
Key Words	Constrictive pericarditis; Diastolic heart failure; Echocardiography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Colchicine; Pericardiectomy
Core Tip	In constrictive pericarditis (CP), the pericardium becomes thickened and fibrotic, compromising diastolic relaxation and causing right-sided heart failure. Clinical diagnosis is often delayed because of overlapping features with commoner conditions like other causes of heart failure and chronic liver disease. In recent decades, non-invasive multimodality imaging has superseded invasive cardiac catheterization as a diagnostic tool. In clinical practice, transthoracic echocardiography is the investigation of first choice. Cardiac magnetic resonance and cardiac computed tomography scan play complimentary roles. At the advent of the 21st century, management of CP is going through a transition – “same therapy for all” to a more customized evidence-based strategy. Anti-inflammatory therapy is indicated in inflammatory phenotypes of CP. For resistant cases, those of non-inflammatory phenotype and the calcified cases, radical pericardiectomy offers the only chance of cure.
Citation	Islam AKMM. Constrictive pericarditis in the twenty-first century: An old disease revisited. World J Cardiol 2026; In press

Received	2026-04-01 07:45
Peer-Review Started	2026-04-01 07:46
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-04-15 09:11
Return for Revision	2026-04-15 09:11
Revised	2026-06-04 10:08
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Second Decision by Editor	2026-07-03 02:38
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Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-07-03 06:22
Articles in Press	2026-07-03 06:22
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