Pericarditis constrictiva after aortic valve replacement simulating tricuspid stenosis. |
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| Authors: | P R Vogt E P Bauer T Carrel L K von Segesser M Turina |
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| Affiliation: | Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. |
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| Abstract: | Pericarditis constrictiva after cardiac surgery is rare and may occasionally lead to congestive heart failure. The case of a 29-year-old patient is described who presented with pericarditis constrictiva after aortic valve replacement with localized tamponade, causing functional tricuspid stenosis. Pericardiectomy as the treatment of choice was curative. |
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