title: A case of immunoglobulin G4-related constrictive pericarditis.
abstract: A 47-year-old man was admitted with a complaint of upper abdominal distension and shortness of breath. The constrictive pericarditis was diagnosed based on the transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) and chest CT scan. Pathology revealed it is immunoglobulin (Ig) G4-related constrictive pericarditis. Likely, this is the first case of IgG4-related constrictive pericarditis reported in China.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, 3 Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Wen-Qi
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, 3 Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, 3 Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Wen-Jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Zhen
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, 3 Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Kang
authors.initials: XK
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, 3 Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Huai-Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, 3 Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Zi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, 3 Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: You
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhong
keywords: Immunoglobulin G (IgG); constrictive; pericarditis