Effusive–constrictive pericarditis

Spiral computed tomography of the heart after intravenous injection of contrast medium showed a mild amount of pericardial fluid, diffuse thickening, and calcification of visceral pericardium (epicardium), and only focal calcifications of parietal pericardium (the white arrows outline the thickened...

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Published inHeart (British Cardiac Society) Vol. 83; no. 5; p. 556
Main Authors SANTARONE, MAURO, CORRADO, GIOVANNI, BELLONI, GIANMARCO
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.05.2000
Subjects
Catheters
Chronic Disease
Humans
Images in Cardiology
Male
Middle Aged
Pericardial Effusion - diagnostic imaging
Pericarditis, Constrictive - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Spiral computed tomography of the heart after intravenous injection of contrast medium showed a mild amount of pericardial fluid, diffuse thickening, and calcification of visceral pericardium (epicardium), and only focal calcifications of parietal pericardium (the white arrows outline the thickened and calcified visceral pericardium; PE, pericardial effusion; F, epicardial fat; RA, right atrium; RV, right ventricle; LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricle).
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ISSN:1355-6037
1468-201X
DOI:10.1136/heart.83.5.556