Abstract
A 45-year-old man presented with gradual dyspnea, abdominal distension, and pedal edema of six-month history. A lateral chest x-ray demonstrated severe, dense calcification of the pericardium. Two-dimensional and pulsed-wave Doppler echocardiography demonstrated signs of constrictive pericarditis. Chest computed tomography showed diffuse, incomplete calcification of the pericardium and a dilated superior vena cava. The patient refused pericardiectomy, so medical treatment was instituted.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 397-399 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Türk Kardiyoloji Derneǧi arşivi : Türk Kardiyoloji Derneǧinin yayin organidir |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Sep 2008 |