A 16-year-old girl with atrial arrhythmia underwent excision of thickened pericardium with localized annular calcification over the proximal right ventricle. Sinus rhythm was restored postoperatively. Constrictive pericarditis and localized cardiac compression should be considered in the differential diagnosis of arrhythmias in young patients.
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