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European Heart Journal 1992 13(5):716-717;
Copyright © 1992 by the European Society of Cardiology.
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© 1992 The European Society of Cardiology

Pleural effusion following coronary perforation during balloon angioplasty: an unusual presentation of the postpericardiotomy syndrome

J. ESCANED, R. A. S. AHMAD and M. F. SHIU

University Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, U.K.

Received 27 March 1991; .

Correspondence Dr Javier Escaned. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TH

Abstract

We report on the development of features of the postpericardiotomy syndrome following coronary perforation during balloon angioplasty, in a patient that was managed conservatively. The case illustrates that while cardiac tamponade does not invariably follow coronary perforation, late consequences derived from this complication may occur. It also widens the spectrum of conditions where the postpericardiotomy syndrome has been observed.

Key Words: Coronary perforation • balloon angioplasty • postpericardiotomy syndrome


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