Severe pulmonary artery stenosis by a calcified pericardial ring

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Apr;29(4):619-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.12.047. Epub 2006 Feb 21.

Abstract

We present a rare case of a 44-year-old man with acquired pulmonary stenosis caused by a calcified pericardial ring. Chest computer tomography and cardiac angiography showed external compression of the main pulmonary artery by a calcified pericardial ring. A calcified pericardial ring was removed and the pulmonary artery angioplasty was performed for the stenotic pulmonary artery. The patient's condition improved dramatically thereafter.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angioplasty
  • Calcinosis / complications*
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pericardium / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / etiology*
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed