Case 250 - The Banana-Shaped Heart
MRI and CT are both useful and complimentary when it comes to pericardial disease
42-years old treated with total pericardiectomy for pericardial infection with pus drainage 11 years ago presented with lower limb swelling, breathlessness.
Echo showed severe PH and she was referred for a cardiac MRI and a cardiac CT.
MRI showed
1. Restrictive physiology
2. Respirophasic dependence with septal bounce
3. Banana shaped heart
4. Pericardial enhancement
5. PH with RA, RV dilatation
CT showed
1. Patchy calcification
The video describes the case and the final diagnosis.
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