Abstract
A 62-year-old woman with severe rheumatoid arthritis was admitted to our hospital with a 1-month history of increasing breathlessness. She had undergone pericardectomy for pericardial constriction 2 years previously. The histology of pericardium showed chronic nonspecific inflammation. On examination she was found to be in congestive cardiac failure with signs of aortic regurgitation. An echocardiogram showed severe aortic regurgitation with a dilated left ventricle with a diameter …
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