Early constrictive pericarditis and anemia after Dressler's syndrome and inferior wall myocardial infarction.
Early constrictive pericarditis and anaemia developed in a 52 year old man after he had an inferior wall myocardial infarction complicated by Dressler's syndrome. Total pericardiectomy at the time of coronary artery bypass surgery resulted in complete resolution of signs and symptoms.
Cheung
P K
PK
Department of Medicine, Victoria Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Myers
M L
ML
Arnold
J M
JM
D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome