“ Thickened pericardium restricts diastolic ventricular filling, and the end result is cardiac failure. The aetiology includes sarcoidosis...
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Thickened pericardium restricts diastolic ventricular filling, and the end result is cardiac failure.
The aetiology includes sarcoidosis, tuberculosis (TB), chronic renal failure, rheumatic fever, trauma and radiation.
Plain film
• Pericardial calcification (50%) and pleural effusions
• Pericardial effusion
• No pulmonary oedema
CT
• Pericardial thickening >4 mm suggests pericarditis (normal 2 mm, excludes pericarditis).
• Pericardial effusion.
• Findings may be isolated to one side of the heart.
• Pericardial enhancement with contrast.
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