Common causes of chronic constrictive pericarditis

Chronic constrictive pericarditis generally refers to constrictive pericarditis, which can be divided into idiopathic, infectious, and non-infectious constrictive pericarditis. Different types and causes vary.

1. Idiopathic constrictive pericarditis

Idiopathic constrictive pericarditis has no clear cause, and is more common in developed countries.

2. Infectious constrictive pericarditis Infected constrictive

pericarditis is caused by pathogen infection, such as cosaki virus, adenovirus, pneumococcus, or echinococcus infection, which causes pericarditis and further develops into constrictive pericarditis.

3. Non-infectious constrictive pericarditis

Autoimmune abnormalities, tumors, radiation therapy, uremia, or acute myocardial infarction can also cause constrictive pericarditis.