title: Pericardial constriction after lung transplantation.
abstract: Pericardial constriction is extremely rare after lung transplantation. We present a case and review the potential contributing factors for pericardial constriction after lung transplantation. Treatment for this condition, irrespective of the cause, remains pericardiectomy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA. kafshar@usc.edu
authors.forename: Kamyar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Afshar
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Barbers
authors.forename: Paul Michael
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: McFadden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery