Coronary artery ectasia in post-pericardiotomy syndrome

Jason L. Williams*, Clifford L. Cua, Corey Stiver, John P. Kovalchin, Simon Lee

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Abstract

Post-pericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) is a common inflammatory process following cardiac surgery, in which the pericardial space was opened. Pericardial effusion (PE) is a common manifestation in PPS; however, coronary artery dilation is not associated with PPS. Inflammatory vasculitis in children are known to cause coronary dilation, in conditions such as in Kawasaki Disease (KD). We report a patient with PPS and concomitant coronary dilation by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) following repair of her ventricular septal defect (VSD).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1678-1683
Number of pages6
JournalEchocardiography
Volume38
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2021

Funding

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Keywords

  • cardiac surgery
  • coronary dilation
  • inflammation
  • post-pericardiotomy syndrome

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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