Constrictive pericarditis following open-heart surgery in a child

A 6-year- old child developed constrictive pericarditis 2 years after undergoing an open-heart surgery for a congenital cardiac disorder. No other cause of pericarditis was identified. The clinical condition improved after pericardiectomy. The case is reported for its rarity.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Deepti, Siddharthan, Gupta, Saurabh Kumar, Ramakrishnan, Sivasubramanian, Talwar, Sachin, Kothari, Shyam Sunder
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4782473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27011697
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2069.171402
Descripción
Sumario:A 6-year- old child developed constrictive pericarditis 2 years after undergoing an open-heart surgery for a congenital cardiac disorder. No other cause of pericarditis was identified. The clinical condition improved after pericardiectomy. The case is reported for its rarity.

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