Calcific constrictive pericarditis due to rheumatoid arthritis.
Department of Medicine, St. James' Hospital, Balham, London, UK.
A patient with calcific constrictive pericarditis due to rheumatoid arthritis is presented: the literature reveals only one previous case which was attributed to the long duration of the rheumatoid arthritis.
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