Pseudomonas aeruginosa-related effusive-constrictive pericarditis diagnosed with echocardiography: A case report

Figure 5 The follow-up echocardiography 1 mo after discharge. A: The size of the left atrium was smaller than before (5.3 cm × 5.5 cm), and the right atrium was approximately normal (3.4 cm × 4.2 cm) in the absence of pericardial effusion; B and C: The diameter of the inferior vena cava (1.9 cm) and aspiratory variation (greater than 50%) were normalized, based on which the calculated right atrial pressure was within the normal range, approximately 5 mmHg; D: Pulsed-wave Doppler of the mitral valve showed that the peak mitral E and A inflow velocities were 45 cm/s and 53 cm/s, respectively. The E/A ratio was < 1; E and F: Tissue Doppler imaging showed that the medial mitral e’ velocity (8.2 cm/s) was lower than the lateral mitral e’ velocity (12.7 cm/s). IVC: Inferior vena cava; LA: Left atrium; RA: Right atrium.