Partial Pericardial Defect Incidentally Discovered During Coronary Bypass Surgery

A 71-yr-old male patient with three vessel coronary artery disease underwent a coronary artery bypass graft. The patient was found to have a large pericardial defect at the apex of the heart that measured approximately 18 cm in circumference. The edge of the pericardial defect impinged on the epicar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Son, Kuk Hui, Son, Ho Sung, Choi, Eun Jeong, Sun, Kyung
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2800011/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20052361
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2010.25.1.145
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Sumario:A 71-yr-old male patient with three vessel coronary artery disease underwent a coronary artery bypass graft. The patient was found to have a large pericardial defect at the apex of the heart that measured approximately 18 cm in circumference. The edge of the pericardial defect impinged on the epicardial coronary arteries. The left phrenic nerve descended via the dorsal boundary of the pericardial defect. Following coronary artery bypass grafting, the pericardial defect was repaired with a polytetrafluorethylene patch. The patient had an uncomplicated postoperative course.

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