Pericardiectomy and epicardiectomy can be successfully performed with excellent outcomes in patients with rare constrictive pericarditis due to S. aureus.
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Supports pericardiectomy for rare S. aureus constrictive pericarditis; leaves open need for larger series before broader adoption.
We report the case of a 58-year-old man who presented 3 weeks after a purulent pericarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus with a constrictive pericarditis confirmed by computed tomography-scan and haemodynamic findings. Pericardiectomy and epicardiectomy were performed with an excellent immediate and mid-term result. Constrictive pericarditis due to S. aureus is rare and pericardiectomy is associated with a high mortality risk.
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