Occlusion of Epicardial Coronary Arteries by Localized Pericardial Calcification

Localized pericardial calcification is a relatively rare finding of often unknown etiology. We present the case of a 68-year-old man who was found to have bulky pericardial calcification, resulting in external compression of epicardial coronary arteries. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yassin N. Yassin, MD, Pavol Tomasov, MD, PhD, Jan Horak, MD, PhD, Rostislav Polasek, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919303109