26 October 2011
Postcardiac injury syndrome
Maria Jaworska-Wilczynska, Elybieta Abramczuk, Tomasz HryniewieckiDOI: 10.12659/MSM.882029
Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(11): CQ13-14
Abstract
A 58-year-old man had undergone 2-vessel off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB), 1 month before he was admitted into the hospital with cardiac tamponade due to pericarditis. Postcardiac injury syndrome (PCIS) was diagnosed. In spite of receiving anti-inflammatory treatment, the patient developed relapsing PCIS.
Keywords: Pericarditis - etiology, Pericardiocentesis, Furosemide - therapeutic use, Echocardiography, Diuretics - therapeutic use, Diclofenac - therapeutic use, Coronary Artery Bypass - adverse effects, Cardiac Tamponade - pathology, Postpericardiotomy Syndrome - pathology, Prednisone - therapeutic use
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