title: Post-cardiac injury syndrome after permanent electronic cardiac device implantation. Incidence, presentation, management and long-term prognosis.
authors.affiliation: First Cardiology Department University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Greece. Electronic address: kgatzoul@med.uoa.gr.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gatzoulis
authors.affiliation: First Cardiology Department University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: Stefanos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Archontakis
authors.affiliation: First Cardiology Department University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tsiachris
authors.affiliation: First Cardiology Department University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lazaros
authors.affiliation: First Cardiology Department University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Apostolopoulos
authors.affiliation: State Department of Cardiology, Athens General Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zervopoulos
authors.affiliation: First Cardiology Department University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: Xenofon
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Costeas
authors.affiliation: First Cardiology Department University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: Polychronis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dilaveris
authors.affiliation: State Department of Cardiology, Athens General Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: Skevos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sideris
authors.affiliation: State Department of Cardiology, Athens General Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kallikazaros
authors.affiliation: First Cardiology Department University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011379:Prognosis; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013577:Syndrome; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Cardiac tamponade; Pacemaker implantation; Pericardial effusion; Post-cardiac injury syndrome