Localized constrictive pericarditis after Gore-Tex pericardial substitution

Abstract A 65-year-old patient presented with recurrent cardiac decompensation 12 years after aortic prosthesis replacement and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) membrane pericardial substitution. Diagnosis of pericardial constriction was difficult. Only one cardiac imaging method, radionucli...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 2010-05, Vol.10 (5), p.813-815
Hauptverfasser:	Bergoënd, Eric, Marchand, Michel, Casset-Senon, Danielle, Cosnay, Pierre
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aortic Valve Insufficiency - diagnosis Aortic Valve Insufficiency - surgery Bioprosthesis Follow-Up Studies Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - diagnosis Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - surgery Heart Valve Prosthesis Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - adverse effects Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - methods Humans Male Pericarditis, Constrictive - etiology Pericarditis, Constrictive - surgery Pericardium - diagnostic imaging Pericardium - surgery Polytetrafluoroethylene - adverse effects Polytetrafluoroethylene - therapeutic use Radionuclide Ventriculography Reoperation Risk Assessment Treatment Outcome Ventricular Function, Left - physiology Ventricular Function, Right - physiology
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