title: Postcardiac injury syndrome (part II).
abstract: A 58-year-old man had undergone 2-vessel off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB), 1 month before he was admitted into the hospital with cardiac tamponade due to pericarditis. Postcardiac injury syndrome (PCIS) was diagnosed. In spite of receiving anti-inflammatory treatment, the patient developed relapsing PCIS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Valvular Heart Disease, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland. mjawil@gmail.com
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaworska-Wilczynska
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abramczuk
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hryniewiecki
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged