[18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT Predicts Response to Steroid Therapy in Constrictive Pericarditis

Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a condition of limited diastolic ventricular filling caused by inflammation of the pericardium leading to pericardial fibrosis. Surgery is considered treatment for this disease. However, if CP is detected at the early stages of inflammation, the disease process can