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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;29:619-621
© 2006 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Severe pulmonary artery stenosis by a calcified pericardial ring

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon Medical School, 1198 Kuwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon 405-220, Republic of Korea

Received 24 November 2005; received in revised form 29 December 2005; accepted 30 December 2005.

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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.

Key Words: Calcified pericardial ring • Pulmonary artery stenosis

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