title: Late pericarditis secondary to pericardial patch implantation 25 years prior.
abstract: We report a rare case of a 50-year-old man with signs of right heart failure due to localized pericarditis that was secondary to implantation of an artificial pericardial patch 25 years prior following pericardectomy for constrictive pericarditis. The patient's clinical symptoms resolved completely in the 3 years following patch removal.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Jichi Medical School, Minamikawachi-machi, Kawachi-gun, Tochigi, Japan. tcvshun@jichi.ac.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Misawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sohara
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology*; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene