Why the study?
Post cardiac injury syndrome complicating acute myocardial infarction is well known, but its progression to constrictive pericarditis is extremely rare.
Case Report (n=1)
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Chronic constrictive pericarditis is a rare but severe complication of post-cardiac injury syndrome following primary PCI that can be effectively treated with pericardiectomy.
Post cardiac injury syndrome complicating acute myocardial infarction is well known but its progression to constrictive pericarditis is extremely rare.We report a case of 60 year old male who underwent a primary percutneous intervention for acute myocardial infarction.Subsequently he developed chronic constrictive pericarditis which improved dramatically after pericardiectomy.
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A 2022 study conducted a case report in Chronic constrictive pericarditis post myocardial infarction (n=1). Pericardiectomy was evaluated on Symptom resolution (breathlessness and ascites).
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