[Constrictive pericarditis in a patient following prosthetic aortic valve replacement caused by postpericardiotomy syndrome]. / Zaciskajace zapalenie osierdzia u chorego po wszczepieniu sztucznej zastawki aortalnej powiklanym zespolem po perikardiotomii.

A case of a 53-year old man is presented who developed postpericardiotomy syndrome and subsequently constrictive pericarditis following prosthetic aortic valve replacement due to severe aortic stenosis. The diagnosis was based on clinical picture and confirmed invasively. Nearly total excision of thickened fibrous pericardium resulted in a slow but full disappearance of constriction signs.