[Chronic constrictive pericarditis after heart surgery. Apropos of a case].
A case of pericarditis in a 52-year old patient following aorto-coronary shunt surgery is reported which gradually developed into chronic constrictive pericarditis. In this context, the diagnostic criteria of chronic constrictive pericarditis are recalled. The clinical criteria show little specificity; Doppler ultrasound provides good diagnostic information; CT scans and nuclear magnetic imaging can confirm the diagnostic. The post-heart surgery etiology has increased in recent years. The only real treatment is surgical and consists of pericardial decortication.
Ouzan
J
J
Service de Cardiologie, CHU, Reims.
Pommier
J L
JL
Carré
E
E
Elaerts
J
J
Bajolet
A
A
D002908:Chronic Disease; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
Péricardite chronique constrictive post-chirurgie cardiaque. A propos d'un cas.