Constrictive Pericarditis in the Presence of Remaining Remnants of a Left Ventricular Assist Device in a Heart Transplanted Patient

Constrictive Pericarditis in the Presence of Remaining Remnants of a Left Ventricular Assist Device in a Heart Transplanted Patient

Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a severe subform of pericarditis with various causes and clinical findings. Here, we present the unique case of CP in the presence of remaining remnants of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in a heart transplanted patient. A 63-year-old man presented at the He...

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Main Authors: R. Rivinius, M. Helmschrott, V. Koch, F. Sedaghat-Hamedani, P. Fortner, F. F. Darche, D. Thomas, A. Ruhparwar, B. Schmack, M. Karck, M. Akhavanpoor, C. Erbel, C. A. Gleissner, S. J. Buss, D. Mereles, P. Ehlermann, H. A. Katus, A. O. Doesch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/372698

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