Key result
Epicardiectomy successfully treats rare post-Coxsackie virus constrictive epicarditis.
Why the study?
Constrictive epicarditis is a rare condition with limited documented cases following proven Coxsackie viral infection.
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Population
A single patient with constrictive epicarditis following Coxsackie virus infection
Design
Case report
May support epicardiectomy in post-Coxsackie constriction; hypothesis-generating and leaves optimal management open.
A case is presented of the rare condition of constrictive epicarditis, which was treated successfully by removal of the epicardium. This appears to be the first account of constrictive epicarditis following proven Coxsackie viral infection.
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Cooper et al. (1976) studied this question. Surgical removal of the epicardium successfully treated a rare case of constrictive epicarditis that developed following a proven Coxsackie virus infection.
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