Presentation
Dyspnea and abdominal distension
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Female
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Continous areas of irregular thick pericardial thickening and calcifications related to all cardiac chambers.
Moderate right pleural effusion.
Marked abdominal ascites, cirrhotic liver and splenomegaly.
Case Discussion
The presence of pericardial calcifications in conjunctions with signs of right sided heart failure is consistent with constrictive pericarditis. Cirrhotic liver may be secondary to chronic heart disease.