Early constrictive epicarditis after coronary artery bypass surgery.
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.
Anderson
Curtis A
CA
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27834, USA. andersoncu@ecu.edu
Rodriguez
Evelio
E
Shammas
Ronny L
RL
Kypson
Alan P
AP
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