Combined Mitral Valve Replacement and Pericardiectomy in a Patient with Mitral Regurgitation and Constrictive Pericarditis
1994
We present the case of a patient with chronic constrictive pericarditis and significant mitral regurgitation who successfully underwent combined pericardiectomy and mitral valve replacement. The need for early surgical correction is stressed. Prolonged ventilatory and inotropic support was required in the postoperative period.
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