title: Pregnancy complicating irradiation-induced constrictive pericarditis.
abstract: A case is reported of a 24-year-old primigravida who had severe effusive constrictive pericarditis secondary to mediastinal irradiation following chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. Pregnancy was threatened by serious maternal cardiovascular complications, and a non-viable fetus was born spontaneously and prematurely. Patient was completely asymptomatic before pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Y N
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Bakri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000209:etiology*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects