TY - JOUR
T1 - Constrictive pericarditis after cardiac surgery
AU - Gaudino, Mario Fulvio Luigi
AU - Anselmi, Amedeo
AU - Pavone, Natalia
AU - Massetti, Massimo
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Constrictive pericarditis may develop as a midterm or late complication of cardiac surgery. Owing to limited incidence and scarce reports in the literature the pathophysiologic determinants of such conditions are scarcely known, although a number of mechanisms have been implicated. This disease often poses major diagnostic issues as its clinical picture at presentation is nonspecific, may develop at any moment during the postoperative follow-up, and transthoracic echocardiography may be not suggestive of the diagnosis. The present paper aims at critically revising the available literature on the topic, emphasizing the need to keep a high level of suspicion for all surgeons and physicians involved in the long-term care of cardiac surgery patients.
AB - Constrictive pericarditis may develop as a midterm or late complication of cardiac surgery. Owing to limited incidence and scarce reports in the literature the pathophysiologic determinants of such conditions are scarcely known, although a number of mechanisms have been implicated. This disease often poses major diagnostic issues as its clinical picture at presentation is nonspecific, may develop at any moment during the postoperative follow-up, and transthoracic echocardiography may be not suggestive of the diagnosis. The present paper aims at critically revising the available literature on the topic, emphasizing the need to keep a high level of suspicion for all surgeons and physicians involved in the long-term care of cardiac surgery patients.
KW - Cardiac Surgical Procedures
KW - Humans
KW - Pericarditis, Constrictive
KW - Cardiac Surgical Procedures
KW - Humans
KW - Pericarditis, Constrictive
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/42493
U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.059
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.059
M3 - Article
SN - 1552-6259
VL - 95
SP - 731
EP - 736
JO - THE ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
JF - THE ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
ER -