Constrictive pericarditis associated with atypical antipsychotics.
We report the successful surgical intervention in a case of constrictive pericarditis after long-term use of atypical antipsychotics. Pericarditis developed in our patient with a longstanding history of schizophrenia treated with atypical antipsychotics. Pericardiectomy was undertaken, and the patient's presenting symptom of shortness of breath resolved subsequently with an uneventful postoperative course.
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario and Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada N6A 5A5 ; Department of Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada N6A 5C1.
Kuan-Chin Jean
KC
Chen
Department of Radiology, University of Western Ontario and London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada N6A 5A5.
Aashish
A
Goela
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Western Ontario and London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada N6A 5A5.
Patrick
P
Teefy
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario and Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada N6A 5A5 ; Department of Surgery and University Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, 339 Windermere Road, London, ON, Canada N6A 5A5.
L Ray
LR
Guo