Case Report
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World J Cardiol. Sep 26, 2015; 7(9): 579-582
Published online Sep 26, 2015. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v7.i9.579
Eggshell calcification of the heart in constrictive pericarditis
Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Ramalingam Vadivelu, Sachin Mahajan, Sandeep S Rana, Manphool Singhal
Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Ramalingam Vadivelu, Department of Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Sachin Mahajan, Sandeep S Rana, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Advanced Cardiac Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Manphool Singhal, Department of Radiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Author contributions: All authors were actively involved in management of the index case.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD, DM, FSCAI, FISES, FACC, Professor, Department of Cardiology,Advanced Cardiac Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India. rajeshvijay999@hotmail.com
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Received: April 28, 2015
Peer-review started: April 29, 2015
First decision: May 14, 2015
Revised: June 27, 2015
Accepted: July 21, 2015
Article in press: July 23, 2015
Published online: September 26, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: Idiopathic contrictive pericarditis (CP) with extensive pericardial calcification is rarely seen. We hereby report a case of CP with extensive “eggshell” calcification of heart, who presented with right heart failure. A need for multimodality imaging and hemodynamic assessment is discussed in the article.