Pericarditis constrictiva after aortic valve replacement simulating tricuspid stenosis

P R Vogt; E P Bauer; T Carrel; L K von Segesser; M Turina

doi:10.1016/1010-7940(92)90086-d

Pericarditis constrictiva after aortic valve replacement simulating tricuspid stenosis

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1992;6(2):108-10. doi: 10.1016/1010-7940(92)90086-d.

Authors

P R Vogt¹, E P Bauer, T Carrel, L K von Segesser, M Turina

Affiliation

¹ Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.

PMID: 1581080
DOI: 10.1016/1010-7940(92)90086-d

Abstract

Pericarditis constrictiva after cardiac surgery is rare and may occasionally lead to congestive heart failure. The case of a 29-year-old patient is described who presented with pericarditis constrictiva after aortic valve replacement with localized tamponade, causing functional tricuspid stenosis. Pericardiectomy as the treatment of choice was curative.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Valve
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Humans
Pericarditis, Constrictive / diagnosis*
Pericarditis, Constrictive / etiology
Pericarditis, Constrictive / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / diagnosis*