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Localized pericardial constriction resulting in a "dumbbell" heart |
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| Authors: | Hamdulay Zainul A Kumar Pawan Ali Mohammed Bhojraj Shilpa S Jain Sanjesh B Patwardhan Anil M |
| Affiliation: | aDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai, India bDepartment of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai, India cDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India |
| Abstract: | We describe an unusual case of a young man presenting with calcific constrictive pericarditis. The patient had a history of restrictive cardiomyopathy and pericardial effusion during infancy and received antituberculous treatment. Investigations revealed the presence of thickened pericardium and a thickened calcific constrictive band around the atrioventricular groove posteriorly and over the infundibulum anteriorly. Intraoperatively, the band caused the heart to have a "dumbbell" appearance. A pericardiectomy was performed along with excision of the constricting band. The patient had an uneventful recovery. |
| Keywords: | 32 |
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