Pulmonary trunk stenosis due to constriction by a pericardial band

Nigri, A; Madon, E; Martuscelli, Eugenio; Ruvolo, Giovanni; Papalia, Ugo; Toscano, Michele; Marino, Benedetto; Reale, Attilio

doi:10.1016/0002-8703(87)90524-2

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“…6 The most common manifestation reported with localized constrictive band involves the atrioventricular groove, along with obstruction to the right ventricular outflow tract. 6,8 In contrast to these usual patterns, our patient had two unique features. …”

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Calcified pericardial band at the level of right ventricle causing midventricular obstruction: a case report of constrictive pericarditis

Gautam

Sharma

Subramanyam

et al. 2012

J Coll Med Sci-Nepal

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Constrictive pericarditis is a debilitating but potentially curable disease. Diffuse pericardial thickening and calcification is a classic feature described; localized pericardial constrictions are very rare. Here we report a case of a young female who had presented with constrictive pericarditis and had localized calcific constrictive band located at the level distal to atrioventricular groove which had caused right midventricular obstruction. In many patients the cause of the pericardial disease is undetermined, and in them an asymptomatic or forgotten bout of viral or tubercular pericarditis, acute or idiopathic, may have been the inciting event. Our patient had pulmonary tuberculosis during childhood and received antituberculous treatment. Investigations revealed the presence of thickened pericardium and a thickened calcific constrictive band around the right ventricles at midventricle level causing midventricular obstruction. She was referred to another centre for further surgical management. Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal,2011,Vol-7,No-4, 58-62 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v7i4.6813

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“…[5][6][7][8] Localized pericardial band has been reported after previous pericardiectomy 5,8 and along with congenital heart disease. 6 The most common manifestation reported with localized constrictive band involves the atrioventricular groove, along with obstruction to the right ventricular outflow tract.…”

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Calcified pericardial band at the level of right ventricle causing midventricular obstruction: a case report of constrictive pericarditis

Gautam

Sharma

Subramanyam

et al. 2012

J Coll Med Sci-Nepal

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“…[5][6][7] During preoperative examination, we found no such obstruction, but transesophageal echocardiography during surgery showed deformation of the right ventricular inflow, relieved when the pericardial band was removed. The slope from dip to plateau of the intraoperative right ventricular pressure curve increased, suggesting that removing the constrictive band increased the blood flow from the right atrium to the ventricle.…”

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“…Cases of localized pericardial thickening, including constricting bands in the atrioventricular groove, have been reported, [5][6][7][8] but most were related to previous surgery. In our case, the patient was healthy prior to presentation and had none of the causative agents described above.…”

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Massive right pleural effusion and ascites caused by a primary constrictive pericardial band

Kitamura

Nakayama

Kitano

et al. 2002

Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg

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A previously healthy 57-year-old woman with peripheral edema and exertional dyspnea had diminished right breath sounds and edema of both legs. Chest radiography showed massive right pleural effusion, and abdominal computed tomography showed ascites. During cardiac catheterization, pressure curves of both ventricles showed "dip-and-plateau" patterns. We diagnosed constrictive pericarditis and conducted pericardiectomy. During surgery, we found a thick fibrous pericardium surrounding the entire heart and a band of calcium in the atrioventricular groove. Histological examination of excised pericardial tissue showed fibrosis, hyalinization, and calcification, with thickening of < or = 18 mm. Cases of localized pericardial thickening, including constricting bands in the atrioventricular groove, are rare and many such complications occur postoperatively. We report a rare case of primary constrictive pericardial band resulting in massive right pleural effusion and ascites.

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“…In most cases, a pericardial band was complicated by an incomplete pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis. It constricted the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) and resulted in the RVOT obstruction and RV failure [3][4][5].…”

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Severe pulmonary artery stenosis by a calcified pericardial ring☆

Hwang¹,

Park²,

Jeon³

et al. 2006

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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We present a rare case of a 44-year-old man with acquired pulmonary stenosis caused by a calcified pericardial ring. Chest computer tomography and cardiac angiography showed external compression of the main pulmonary artery by a calcified pericardial ring. A calcified pericardial ring was removed and the pulmonary artery angioplasty was performed for the stenotic pulmonary artery. The patient's condition improved dramatically thereafter.

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Pulmonary trunk stenosis due to constriction by a pericardial band

Cited by 15 publications

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Calcified pericardial band at the level of right ventricle causing midventricular obstruction: a case report of constrictive pericarditis

Calcified pericardial band at the level of right ventricle causing midventricular obstruction: a case report of constrictive pericarditis

Massive right pleural effusion and ascites caused by a primary constrictive pericardial band

Severe pulmonary artery stenosis by a calcified pericardial ring☆

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