Silent Armor Around the Heart: Calcific Pericarditis in a Young Man: A Case Report
Cor et Vasa, cilt.67, ss.17-19, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 67
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.33678/cor.2025.042
- Dergi Adı: Cor et Vasa
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, EMBASE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.17-19
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Cardiac magnetic resonance, Chronic constrictive pericarditis, Computerized tomography
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
A 48-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency room complaining of stomach pain and fatigue. He had no known comorbid diseases, was a non-smoker, and had no family history of heart disease or any other disease. Electrocardiography and X-ray were normal, but a thoracic computerized tomography scan revealed mild pericardial effusion, thickening, and calcification at the base of the heart. Transthoracic echocardiography showed mild pericardial effusion around the pericardium, thickening, and increased echogenicity. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging confirmed pericardial effusion and thickening. The findings were consistent with constrictive pericarditis. We present the story of this interesting case due to the grand calcific pericarditis with silent complaint and no dyspnea, edema, or chest pain.