title: Pericardial constriction due to severely calcified pericardium.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Elsayed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Elmistekawy
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dennie
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hendry
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D056346:Sternotomy; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed