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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 81, 793-796, Copyright © 1981 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Constrictive pericarditis: a case requiring pericardiectomy following Dressler's postmyocardial infarction syndrome

SZ Goldhaber, BH Lorell and LH Green

Exertional neck tightness developed 6 months following a myocardial infarction that was complicated by Dressler's syndrome. The patient's symptoms were initially interpreted as angina pectoris but did not respond to antianginal therapy. Findings at cardiac catheterization were indicative of constructive pericarditis. The diagnosis was confirmed at pericardiectomy and the symptoms resolved completely postoperatively. Constrictive pericarditis should be considered as an unusual but important sequel of Dressler's postmyocardial infarction syndrome.




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