Highlights that constrictive pericarditis can develop rapidly (within 24 days) following even mild, non-penetrating thoracic trauma.
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May warrant vigilance for constriction after mild trauma; single case leaves open prevalence and mechanisms.
A case of constrictive pericarditis developed within twenty-four days of mild, blunt thoracic trauma. Rapid progression from traumatic pericarditis to constriction is documented with clinical evidence, electrocardiographic changes and cardiac catheterisation data. Other manifestations of pericardial reaction after blunt chest trauma are reviewed briefly.
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Rasaretnam et al. (1975) studied this question.
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