Constrictive pericarditis presenting as a calcified anterior cardiac mass

Richard S Schofield; Steve M Dorman Jr; Juan M Aranda Jr; James A Hill; Daniel F Pauly; Charles T Klodell

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.10.005

Constrictive pericarditis presenting as a calcified anterior cardiac mass

Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 May;87(5):1597-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.10.005.

Authors

Richard S Schofield¹, Steve M Dorman Jr, Juan M Aranda Jr, James A Hill, Daniel F Pauly, Charles T Klodell

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

PMID: 19379918
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.10.005

Abstract

Constrictive pericarditis is an infrequent disorder. We report the case of a 52-year-old man with constrictive pericarditis with an uncommon anterior associated pericardial mass. Upon diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis, the patient underwent pericardectomy and resection of the mass. He is well 6 months postoperatively, with complete resolution of his heart failure symptoms.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / complications
Atrial Fibrillation / therapy
Calcinosis / diagnosis
Calcinosis / etiology*
Cardiomyopathies / etiology*
Echocardiography
Electric Countershock
Heart Failure / etiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pericarditis, Constrictive / diagnosis
Pericarditis, Constrictive / diagnostic imaging
Pericarditis, Constrictive / surgery*
Pericardium / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome