Constrictive pericarditis following open-heart surgery in a child

oleh: Siddharthan Deepti, Saurabh Kumar Gupta, Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Sachin Talwar, Shyam Sunder Kothari

Format: Article
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.