Open AccessChylopericardium associated with constrictive pericarditis assessed by multimodality imaging
Author(s) -
Androulakis Emmanuel,
Bratis Konstantinos,
Chua TP,
Chandrasekaran Venkatachalam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4354
Subject(s) - medicine , constrictive pericarditis , pericardium , radiology , presentation (obstetrics) , acute pericarditis , cardiac imaging , pericardiectomy , thickening , cardiology , pericarditis , chemistry , polymer science
Acute‐onset presentation with breathlessness and calcific pericardial thickening encapsulating the heart. Extremely chylous pericardium, which is by itself rare, in combination with constriction assessed with multiple imaging modalities.