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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Historical Perspective

Discovery

• There is limited information about the historical perspective of constrictive pericarditis.
• In 1989, Hatle et al reported the two characteristic features in constrictive pericarditis:
  • First, they showed dissociation between intrathoracic and intracardiac pressures
  • Second, enhanced ventricular interaction can also occur