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  • Title: Mitral regurgitation following pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis.
    Author: He C, Suryani R, Hiew C, Cheng A, Zhang B.
    Journal: Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann; 2016 Nov; 24(9):884-887. PubMed ID: 26139295.
    Abstract:
    Pericardiectomy is the only definitive treatment option for patients with constrictive pericarditis. We present the case of a 67-year-old man who developed new moderate to severe mitral regurgitation following phrenic nerve-to-phrenic nerve pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis. The severity of the regurgitation was followed up by serial echocardiography which showed improvement 19 days later and complete resolution at 9 months after surgery. Potential mechanisms explaining the evolution of this mitral valve dysfunction in the setting of pericardiectomy are postulated.
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