title: Eggshell calcification of the heart in constrictive pericarditis.
abstract: Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is an inflammatory disease of pericardium. Pericardial calcification in X-ray provides a clue for the diagnosis of CP. An extensive "eggshell" type of calcification is rarely seen in CP. We hereby report a case of CP with eggshell calcification of pericardium, encircling whole of the heart. A need for multimodality imaging and hemodynamic assessment followed by surgical pericardiectomy is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Ramalingam Vadivelu, Department of Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vijayvergiya
authors.affiliation: Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Ramalingam Vadivelu, Department of Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Ramalingam
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vadivelu
authors.affiliation: Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Ramalingam Vadivelu, Department of Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.affiliation: Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Ramalingam Vadivelu, Department of Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Sandeep S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.affiliation: Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Ramalingam Vadivelu, Department of Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Manphool
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singhal
keywords: Calcification; Contrictive pericarditis; Pericardiectomy; Right heart failure