A Case of Constrictive Pericarditis Occurring One Month after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

Takahiro Ito＊	Shinichiro Abe＊	Hideomi Hasegawa＊
Hiroki Ikeuchi＊	Shintaroh Koizumi＊	Naoki Hayashida＊
Hirokazu Murayama＊

（Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chiba Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center＊, Ichihara, Japan）

A 81-year-old man underwent CABG for angina pectoris. The grafts were all patent in postoperative coronary angiography and he was discharged on postoperative day 24. Pericardial and pleural effusion appeared in 1 month after surgery. After pericardial and pleural effusion drainage, we started steroid therapy. However, his symptoms did not improve. We performed pericardiectomy under the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis. Diastolic dysfunction improved after the surgery, and he was discharged on postoperative day 117.

 

Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 48:263-266（2019）

Keywords：constrictive pericarditis;pericardiectomy;diastolic disfunction;coronary artery bypass graft;ePTFE