3D multislice cardiac CT can be a valuable imaging modality for diagnosing rare cases of localized constrictive pericarditis by visualizing constrictive bands.
Localized constrictive pericarditis remains diagnostically challenging; this case extends limited experience with 3D imaging but leaves open its routine role.
Constrictive pericarditis is characterized by thick pericardial fibrosis and frequent calcification that progressively impairs diastolic filling of the heart. The diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis has been challenging even though multiple diagnostic modalities have been developed. The diagnosis of constructive pericarditis is especially difficult in localized constrictive pericarditis which is extremely rare. We report a case of localized constrictive pericarditis with a 3D multislice cardiac computed tomography (CT) finding of the constrictive band causing strangulation and hourglass shaping of the right ventricle.
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