Diastolic Coronary Artery Compression in Constrictive Pericarditis

Georgios Christopoulos; John M Stulak; Jae K Oh; Abhiram Prasad

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.01.009

Diastolic Coronary Artery Compression in Constrictive Pericarditis

JACC Case Rep. 2020 May 6;2(5):825-827. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.01.009. eCollection 2020 May.

Authors

Georgios Christopoulos¹, John M Stulak², Jae K Oh¹, Abhiram Prasad¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
² Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

Abstract

Phasic coronary artery compression during diastole is a rare phenomenon. We describe a case of diastolic coronary artery compression which was caused by constrictive pericarditis. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

Keywords: constrictive pericarditis; coronary angiography.