title: Early constrictive epicarditis after coronary artery bypass surgery.
abstract: A patient with constrictive pericarditis early after coronary bypass surgery is presented. At reoperation a dense inflammatory process was encountered on the epicardial surface of the heart with minimal pericardial thickening. Crosshatching of the epicardial scar tissue produced an immediate and durable clinical response.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27834, USA. andersoncu@ecu.edu
authors.forename: Curtis A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Evelio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Ronny L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Shammas
authors.forename: Alan P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kypson
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome