Idiopathic Constrictive Pericarditis and Eggshell Calcification of the Heart

Extensive pericardial calcification is rare in patients with chronic constrictive pericarditis (CCP). We report the case of a young man who had CCP with “eggshell” calcification of the pericardium and the classic features of CCP on echocardiography and cardiac catheterization. The patient had an une...

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Published in:JACC Case Rep
Main Authors: Vijayvergiya, Rajesh, Kaur, Navjyot, Patel, Ramesh, Lal, Anupam, Kasinadhuni, Ganesh
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2020
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Mini-Focus Issue: Heart Failure
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8302161/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317013
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.06.026
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