title: Constrictive pericarditis presenting as a calcified anterior cardiac mass.
abstract: Constrictive pericarditis is an infrequent disorder. We report the case of a 52-year-old man with constrictive pericarditis with an uncommon anterior associated pericardial mass. Upon diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis, the patient underwent pericardectomy and resection of the mass. He is well 6 months postoperatively, with complete resolution of his heart failure symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Schofield
authors.forename: Steve M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dorman
authors.forename: Juan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Aranda
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Daniel F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Pauly
authors.forename: Charles T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Klodell
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004554:Electric Countershock; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome