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“An imprisoned heart” arrested by pillory of calcified ring surrounding both ventricles: An extremely rare case of constrictive pericarditis
Author(s) -
Sumimoto Keiko,
Matsumoto Kensuke,
Izawa Yu,
Mori Shunpei,
Tanaka Hidekazu,
Hirata Kenichi
Publication year - 2019
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.14548
Subject(s) - constrictive pericarditis , medicine , calcification , cardiology , pericarditis , restrictive cardiomyopathy , radiology , heart failure , cardiomyopathy
We report the case of a 63‐year‐old man who was admitted to our hospital due to progressive dyspnea and leg edema. Echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography revealed localized severe pericardial calcification surrounding the basal segments of both ventricles, which caused pericardial constriction. Right heart catheter examination confirmed typical hemodynamic findings of constrictive pericarditis and subsequently led to the definite diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis. We experienced a rare case of localized constrictive pericarditis caused by the thickened and calcified pericardial ring. Non‐invasive and invasive multimodality evaluations should be encouraged for accurate diagnosis and better management of these cases.