Presentation
Shortness of breath and hypotension. History of terminal renal failure.
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Calcific constrictive pericarditis
Frontal
Extensive calcifications of the pericardium.
From the case:
Calcific constrictive pericarditis
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Axial C+ portal venous phase
Extensive calcifications of the pericardium.
Case Discussion
Pericardial calcifications are common in patients with constrictive pericarditis. While its etiology is mostly idiopathic, it is linked to postsurgical and post-radiation changes. Prior radiation and abnormal left ventricular function are predictors of poor overall survival. The pericardial calcifications per se have no impact on patient's survival 2.
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