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Standardized Technique of Aortic Valve Re-implantation for Valve-sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Published on: December 11, 2017
[Constrictive Pericarditis with Intractable Ascites after Aortic Valve Replacement;Report of a Case]
Rie Kageyama1, Kyouhei Ueno, Masatoshi Sunada
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Southern Tohoku General Hospital, Koriyama, Japan.
Abstract:
We report a 68-year-old man, who developed refractory ascites of unknown cause after aortic valve replacement. He was diagnosed with constrictive pericarditis because of "dip-and-plateau" waveform findings via cardiac catheterization and operated with cardiopulmonary bypass. Following waffle procedure, we incised pericardium for decompression, so that pericardial mobility and diastolic dysfunction was improved. Postoperative computed tomography (CT) image also showed decrease of ascites fluid. We concluded that pericardiotomy is an established surgical procedure and is excellent indication to constrictive pericarditis.
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