Early constrictive epicarditis after coronary artery bypass surgery.

Anderson, Curtis A; Rodriguez, Evelio; Shammas, Ronny L; Kypson, Alan P · Ann Thorac Surg · 2009

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A patient with constrictive pericarditis early after coronary bypass surgery is presented. At reoperation a dense inflammatory process was encountered on the epicardial surface of the heart with minimal pericardial thickening. Crosshatching of the epicardial scar tissue produced an immediate and durable clinical response.

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