An Unusual Complication of Pericarditis

Abstract Background According to current guidelines, acute pericarditis is an inflammatory pericardial syndrome with or without pericardial effusion. Case Description We report on a patient who was treated for purulent pericarditis and developed a fistula from the ascending...

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Main Authors: Ashraf Rad, Ulrich Lange, Bartholomaeus Makowski, Thomas Held, Jürgen Schönwälder, Michael Schmoeckel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-01-01
Series:The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1676034