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A 34 year old male patient with cystic fibrosis is described. He also had constrictive pericarditis secondary to a calcified pericardium. A barium meal examination demonstrated some unusual radiological features.
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O'Grady, J.G., Connaughton, J., Finnegan, P. et al. Calcific pericarditis and cystic fibrosis in a 34 year old male. I.J.M.S. 150, 220–222 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02938240
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