Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2005 Sep;38(9):648-651.
Heart Failure by a Calcific Pericardial Ring: A case report
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School. bhahn@chonnam.ac.kr
Abstract
- Calcific constrictive pericarditis is considered to be a nonspecific response to chronic inflammation. This disease has become rare, because the cause of it is usually tuberculosis, which has the tendency to decrease. Other possible causes of it include radiation, rheumatoid disorders, sarcoidosis, and trauma. Whatever the etiology, it can lead to cardiac tamponade by reducing cardiac diastolic filling. We report, herein, the case of a patient with heart failure by a calcific pericardial ring.
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