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Constrictive pericarditis following open-heart surgery in a child
oleh: Siddharthan Deepti, Saurabh Kumar Gupta, Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Sachin Talwar, Shyam Sunder Kothari
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01 |
Deskripsi
A 6-year- old child developed constrictive pericarditis 2 years after undergoing an open-heart surgery for a congenital cardiac disorder. No other cause of pericarditis was identified. The clinical condition improved after pericardiectomy. The case is reported for its rarity.