BMJ · 1978 · 43 citations · 1 references
MedicineCardiologyHematologyCardiothoracic SurgeryClinical CardiologyRadiobiologyCardiac ArrhythmiasPericardial DiseasePericardial SurgeryRadiation-induced Heart DiseaseAmbulatory Electrocardiographic MonitoringAmbulatory Physiological MonitoringRadiation Effects On The Cardiovascular SystemRadiation-induced ArrhythmiasRadiation-induced Cardiac InjuryRadiation-induced Pericardial DiseaseSurgical PericardiectomyVentricular Diastolic Function
found post mortem. The presence of a higher end-diastolic pressure in the left ventricle in our patient is very suggestive of myocardial restriction.4 Late onset pericardial constriction has been reported only in one case,5 and, like the case reported here, pericardiectomy led to improvement.
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