Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure in the blood vessels that collect oxygen from the lungs. The oxygenated blood is supplied to the rest of the body via the relevant pumping chamber of the heart.
Without treatment, constrictive pericarditis can lead to a range of complications including: irregular heartbeat (heart arrhythmia) heart failure; liver damage. Post-heart attack pericarditis. While pericarditis doesnât cause or contribute to heart attack, the injury to cardiac tissue caused by a heart attack can sometimes lead to pericarditis. This is known as post-myocardial infarction (post-MI) pericarditis.
The treatment of a pericardial effusion depends on its severity and its cause. Small pericardial effusions without symptoms and due to known causes (for example, kidney failure) require no special treatment.For pericardial effusions due to pericarditis, treating the pericarditis also treats the pericardial effusion.Treatments for pericardial effusions due to pericarditis include: 1  Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as Motrin, Aleve, and Indocin. 2  Corticosteroids, such as prednisone and Solu-Medrol.mall pericardial effusions without symptoms and due to known causes (for example, kidney failure) require no special treatment. For pericardial effusions due to pericarditis, treating the pericarditis also treats the pericardial effusion. Treatments for pericardial effusions due to pericarditis include: