Constrictive Pericarditis Associated with Atypical Antipsychotics

Kuan-chin Jean Chen; Aashish Goela; Patrick Teefy; L. Ray Guo

doi:10.1155/2012/805939

Case Reports in Cardiology (Jan 2012)

Constrictive Pericarditis Associated with Atypical Antipsychotics

Kuan-chin Jean Chen,
Aashish Goela,
Patrick Teefy,
L. Ray Guo

Affiliations

Kuan-chin Jean Chen: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario and Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, N6A 5A5, Canada
Aashish Goela: Department of Radiology, University of Western Ontario and London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, N6A 5A5, Canada
Patrick Teefy: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Western Ontario and London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, N6A 5A5, Canada
L. Ray Guo: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario and Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, N6A 5A5, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/805939
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2012

Abstract

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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.

Published in Case Reports in Cardiology

ISSN: 2090-6404 (Print); 2090-6412 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/4208

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