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Constrictive Pericarditis After Lung Transplantation
Author(s) -
Jenna L. Armstrong,
Charles M. Wojnarski,
Ashley Y. Choi,
Matthew G. Hartwig,
Jacob A. Klapper,
John C. Haney,
Carmelo A. Milano,
Mani A. Daneshmand
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000002943
Subject(s) - medicine , constrictive pericarditis , pericardiectomy , lung transplantation , transplantation , pericarditis , surgery , cardiology , lung
Constrictive pericarditis is a rare, but increasingly recognized long-term postoperative complication of lung transplantation. Heightened clinical suspicion, improved diagnostic imaging, and effective surgical treatment of the disease have led to progressive awareness of the pathology. We present our institutional experience with constrictive pericarditis after lung transplant in an effort to investigate the cause and natural history of the disease.

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