Constrictive calcific pericarditis following coronary arterial bypass surgery.
A case of postsurgical constrictive calcific pericarditis is reported. The unusual features of this case are the short interval (two months) from surgery to the development of pericarditis and the involvement of the coronary arterial grafts, resulting in tearing of the vessels and the death of the patient during decortication.
D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology