Cardiology in review
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Cardiology in review · Nov 2003
Case ReportsFatal cardiac arrest following blunt chest trauma 17 years after a Senning operation.
Although frequent in patients who have undergone Senning or Mustard operations, cardiac arrhythmias after blunt chest trauma have not been reported. We report the case of a 17-year-old boy with ventricular fibrillation after a minor blow to the chest.
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Cardiology in review · Nov 2003
Case ReportsThe hemodynamic signs of constrictive pericarditis can be mimicked by tricuspid regurgitation.
A case with clinical and hemodynamic findings consistent with constrictive pericarditis is reported. At surgery, the pericardium was not thickened or adherent to the epicardial wall. As suggested by echocardiography, a diagnosis of severe tricuspid regurgitation was confirmed. This case illustrates that invasive hemodynamic findings consistent with a picture of pericardial constriction can be produced by processes other than constrictive pericarditis.