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      Constrictive pericarditis after cardiac surgery.

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          Constrictive pericarditis may develop as a midterm or late complication of cardiac surgery. Owing to limited incidence and scarce reports in the literature the pathophysiologic determinants of such conditions are scarcely known, although a number of mechanisms have been implicated. This disease often poses major diagnostic issues as its clinical picture at presentation is nonspecific, may develop at any moment during the postoperative follow-up, and transthoracic echocardiography may be not suggestive of the diagnosis. The present paper aims at critically revising the available literature on the topic, emphasizing the need to keep a high level of suspicion for all surgeons and physicians involved in the long-term care of cardiac surgery patients.

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          Journal
          Ann. Thorac. Surg.
          The Annals of thoracic surgery
          Elsevier BV
          1552-6259
          0003-4975
          Feb 2013
          : 95
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Division of Cardiac Surgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
          Article
          S0003-4975(12)01891-7
          10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.059
          23266135
          e695750a-d782-4939-bc8b-e2febf7d7071
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