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A 31-year-old man presented with severe mitral regurgitation and congestive failure, having a history of constrictive pericarditis and pericardiectomy at age 16.
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Case report of a 31-year-old man presenting with severe mitral regurgitation and congestive heart failure with a history of constrictive pericarditis.
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May warrant monitoring for late mitral regurgitation after pediatric pericardiectomy; leaves open questions on mechanisms and surveillance needs.
Presentation of CaseA 31-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of severe mitral regurgitation with congestive failure.He was well until the age of 16 years, when dyspnea and a cough developed, with a bout of syncope. A diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis was made, and a pericardiectomy was performed; a tuberculin skin test was reported to be negative. Thereafter the patient felt well until three years before entry, when he began to experience brief bouts of atrial fibrillation and was told that he had a murmur. Two years before admission a prolonged episode of atrial fibrillation was accompanied . . .
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Cabot et al. (1994) conducted a case report in Severe mitral regurgitation with congestive failure (n=1). A 31-year-old man presented with severe mitral regurgitation and congestive failure, having a history of constrictive pericarditis and pericardiectomy at age 16.
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