Localized Pericardial Constriction Resulting in a “Dumbbell” Heart Zainul A. Hamdulay, MCh, Pawan Kumar, MCh, Mohammed Ali, MCh, Shilpa S. Bhojraj, MD, Sanjesh B. Jain, MD, Anil M. Patwardhan, MCh The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 83, Issue 6, Pages 2222-2224 (June 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.12.053 Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Cardiac MRI showing the localized thickened constricting pericardial band. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, 2222-2224DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.12.053) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Intraoperative photograph shows the constricting band crossing anteriorly. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, 2222-2224DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.12.053) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions