Severely Calcified Pericardium Causing Constrictive Pericarditis

Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2023 Jan 13;19(1):7-11. doi: 10.14797/mdcvj.1183. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a type of diastolic heart failure caused by an inelastic pericardium that impairs cardiac filling. Diagnosing CP can be challenging, and a variety of imaging techniques may be necessary. We present a unique case of severely calcified pericardium leading to CP.

Keywords: calcified pericardium; constrictive pericarditis; impaired cardiac output.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Echocardiography
  • Humans
  • Pericarditis, Constrictive* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pericarditis, Constrictive* / etiology
  • Pericarditis, Constrictive* / surgery
  • Pericardium / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed