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Constrictive Pericarditis with a Calcific Mass Invading into the Right Ventricular Myocardium
Author(s) -
Ahlgren Bryan,
Reece Brett,
Salcedo Ernesto,
Seres Tamas
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12031
Subject(s) - constrictive pericarditis , medicine , cardiology , pericarditis , pericardiectomy , perioperative , pericardium , surgery
We present a rare and unique case of calcific constrictive pericarditis with a calcified pericardial mass invading the right ventricular myocardium. Perioperative two‐dimensional and three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography revealed the extent and structure of the pericardial mass and led to the repair of the right ventricular free wall as a surgical intervention.