Calcific Constrictive Pericarditis: What to Do? – American College of Cardiology

A 77-year-old male presents to outpatient clinic with chronic dyspnea on exertion (NYHA Class II symptoms), lower extremity swelling, and intermittent chest pain on exertion. He describes his chest discomfort as occasionally pleuritic and non-positional. Past medical history includes coronary artery disease (CAD) status-post multiple stents, chronic diastolic heart…

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