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Constrictive pericarditis causing extrinsic mitral stenosis and a left heart mass

R G Pai1, R Tarazi, S Wong

  • 1Section of Cardiology, VA Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, USA.

Clinical Cardiology
|June 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Constrictive pericarditis typically affects the right heart. This case highlights a rare instance where it mimicked mitral stenosis due to a unique mitral annulus mass, a finding previously unreported.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Constrictive pericarditis is a fibrotic condition affecting the pericardium, often causing right heart blood flow obstruction.
  • Mitral stenosis is commonly caused by rheumatic heart disease or calcification.