Late Diagnosis of Pericardial Constriction Associated with Defibrillator Patches and Deformation of the Left Ventricle

Pericardial Constriction Associated with AICD Patches. We report a case of pericardial constriction associated with defibrillator patches developing 4.5 years after implantation. This constriction was related to the presence of a large pericardial mass that had developed above the defibrillator patc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 1996-06, Vol.7 (6), p.539-541
Hauptverfasser:	TOURNEAU, THIERRY, KLUG, DIDIER, LACROIX, DOMINIQUE, KACET, SALEM, LEKIEFFRE, JEAN
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator Cardiac Catheterization constrictive pericarditis Defibrillators, Implantable - adverse effects Echocardiography Electrodes, Implanted - adverse effects epicardial patches Heart Ventricles - pathology Humans Male Middle Aged Pericarditis, Constrictive - diagnosis Pericarditis, Constrictive - etiology Pericarditis, Constrictive - physiopathology Pericardium - pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ventriculography, First-Pass
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