Constrictive pericarditis following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

oleh: Anirban Kundu, Om Prakash Yadava, Arvind Prakash

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2013-03-01

Deskripsi

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.