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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;87:642-643. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.07.028
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Early Constrictive Epicarditis After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Curtis A. Anderson, MDa,*, Evelio Rodriguez, MDa, Ronny L. Shammas, MDb, Alan P. Kypson, MDa

a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
b Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

Accepted for publication July 9, 2008.

* Address correspondence to Dr Anderson, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, Room 252, Greenville, NC 27834 (Email: andersoncu{at}ecu.edu).

A patient with constrictive pericarditis early after coronary bypass surgery is presented. At reoperation a dense inflammatory process was encountered on the epicardial surface of the heart with minimal pericardial thickening. Crosshatching of the epicardial scar tissue produced an immediate and durable clinical response.






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