Idiopathic Constrictive Pericarditis and Eggshell Calcification of the Heart

Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD; Navjyot Kaur, MD; Ramesh Patel, MD; Anupam Lal, MD; Ganesh Kasinadhuni, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Aug 2020)

Idiopathic Constrictive Pericarditis and Eggshell Calcification of the Heart

Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD,
Navjyot Kaur, MD,
Ramesh Patel, MD,
Anupam Lal, MD,
Ganesh Kasinadhuni, MD

Affiliations

Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD: Department of Cardiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India; Address for correspondence: Dr. Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Department of Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160 012, India.
Navjyot Kaur, MD: Department of Cardiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Ramesh Patel, MD: Department of Cardiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Anupam Lal, MD: Department of Radio-diagnosis, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Ganesh Kasinadhuni, MD: Department of Cardiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 10
pp. 1542 – 1544

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Extensive pericardial calcification is rare in patients with chronic constrictive pericarditis (CCP). We report the case of a young man who had CCP with “eggshell” calcification of the pericardium and the classic features of CCP on echocardiography and cardiac catheterization. The patient had an uneventful recovery following surgical pericardiectomy. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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