European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on August 15, 2006
European Heart Journal 2007 28(2):149; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehl167
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Evaluation of constrictive pericarditis by 64-slice multi-detector computed tomography
1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk F-15, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
2 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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A 71-year-old gentleman presented with a history of progressive right-sided heart failure. On 64-slice multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT), the patient was found to have a markedly thickened