title: Constrictive pericarditis following coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: Constrictive pericarditis following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery is an uncommon disorder. We report a patient who developed constrictive pericarditis after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. After an unsuccessful trial of medical management and pericardial tapping, he underwent pericardiectomy via a left posterolateral thoracotomy.
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, National Heart Institute, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: dockundu@yahoo.com.
authors: Anirban
authors: A
authors: Kundu
authors: Om Prakash
authors: OP
authors: Yadava
authors: Arvind
authors: A
authors: Prakash
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
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