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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Nov 2016
Case ReportsMitral regurgitation following pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis.
- Cheng He, Reny Suryani, Chin Hiew, Andrew Cheng, and Bo Zhang.
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia chenghe@me.com.
- Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2016 Nov 1; 24 (9): 884-887.
AbstractPericardiectomy is the only definitive treatment option for patients with constrictive pericarditis. We present the case of a 67-year-old man who developed new moderate to severe mitral regurgitation following phrenic nerve-to-phrenic nerve pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis. The severity of the regurgitation was followed up by serial echocardiography which showed improvement 19 days later and complete resolution at 9 months after surgery. Potential mechanisms explaining the evolution of this mitral valve dysfunction in the setting of pericardiectomy are postulated.© The Author(s) 2015.
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