Constrictive Pericarditis Associated with Atypical Antipsychotics

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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Main Authors: Kuan-chin Jean Chen, Aashish Goela, Patrick Teefy, L. Ray Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/805939
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