Rheumatoid pericardial effusion with heart block treated by pericardiectomy and implantation of permanent pacemaker.
A patient with long-standing seropositive erosive rheumatoid arthritis developed a pericardial effusion with chronic cardiac tamponade. He had evidence of conducting system disease and developed heart block. He was successfully treated by pericardiectomy and implantation of a demand pacemaker.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000601:surgery; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery