title: Heart in An Eggshell Calcification: Idiopathic Calcific Constrictive Pericarditis.
abstract: Constrictive pericarditis is caused by fibrosis and calcification of the pericardium, which inhibits diastolic filling of the heart. Chest roentgenogram can show the calcification as a mass or sheet over the heart and computed tomography scan allows anatomic delineation of the pericardium and determines the extent of calcification. We reported a case of eggshell calcification of idiopathic chronic constrictive pericarditis diagnosed by echocardiography and multi-detector computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cardiac and Vascular Center, Department of Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Bong Gun
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cardiac and Vascular Center, Department of Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Gu Hyun
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cardiac and Vascular Center, Department of Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Hwan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cardiac and Vascular Center, Department of Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Woo Jung
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cardiac and Vascular Center, Department of Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Ju Hyeon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Oh
keywords: Computed tomography; Constrictive pericarditis; Echocardiography