Constrictive Pericarditis Associated with Atypical Antipsychotics
We report the successful surgical intervention in a case of constrictive pericarditis after long-term use of atypical antipsychotics. Pericarditis developed in our patient with a longstanding history of schizophrenia treated with atypical antipsychotics. Pericardiectomy was undertaken, and the patie...
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| author | Kuan-chin Jean Chen Aashish Goela Patrick Teefy L. Ray Guo |
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| description | We report the successful surgical intervention in a case of constrictive pericarditis after long-term use of atypical antipsychotics. Pericarditis developed in our patient with a longstanding history of schizophrenia treated with atypical antipsychotics. Pericardiectomy was undertaken, and the patient's presenting symptom of shortness of breath resolved subsequently with an uneventful postoperative course. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2c4664db7b6448af8471d32ba4d6dbd72025-02-03T06:12:13ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122012-01-01201210.1155/2012/805939805939Constrictive Pericarditis Associated with Atypical AntipsychoticsKuan-chin Jean Chen0Aashish Goela1Patrick Teefy2L. Ray Guo3Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario and Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, N6A 5A5, CanadaDepartment of Radiology, University of Western Ontario and London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, N6A 5A5, CanadaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Western Ontario and London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, N6A 5A5, CanadaDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario and Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, N6A 5A5, CanadaWe report the successful surgical intervention in a case of constrictive pericarditis after long-term use of atypical antipsychotics. Pericarditis developed in our patient with a longstanding history of schizophrenia treated with atypical antipsychotics. Pericardiectomy was undertaken, and the patient's presenting symptom of shortness of breath resolved subsequently with an uneventful postoperative course.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/805939 |
| spellingShingle | Kuan-chin Jean Chen Aashish Goela Patrick Teefy L. Ray Guo Constrictive Pericarditis Associated with Atypical Antipsychotics Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Constrictive Pericarditis Associated with Atypical Antipsychotics |
| title_full | Constrictive Pericarditis Associated with Atypical Antipsychotics |
| title_fullStr | Constrictive Pericarditis Associated with Atypical Antipsychotics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Constrictive Pericarditis Associated with Atypical Antipsychotics |
| title_short | Constrictive Pericarditis Associated with Atypical Antipsychotics |
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