title: Constrictive pericarditis post-lung transplant.
abstract: Constrictive pericarditis is a rare entity following lung transplant, with only seven previous cases reported in the literature. We present two additional cases and review the literature on this subject. Constrictive pericarditis should be considered in lung transplant patients who present with dyspnea and evidence of cardiac failure. Pericardiectomy remains the treatment of choice irrespective of the etiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Georgina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Krishna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhagwat
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.|Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marasco
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.|Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McGiffin
mesh_terms: D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*