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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Postoperative Complications > Postpericardiotomy Syndrome
Cardiovascular Diseases > Heart Diseases > Postpericardiotomy Syndrome

Preferred term

Postpericardiotomy Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Postcommissurotomy Syndrome
  • Postcommissurotomy Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Postcommissurotomy
  • Syndromes, Postcommissurotomy

Scope note

  • A nonspecific hypersensitivity reaction caused by TRAUMA to the PERICARDIUM, often following PERICARDIOTOMY. It is characterized by PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; high titers of anti-heart antibodies; low-grade FEVER; LETHARGY; loss of APPETITE; or ABDOMINAL PAIN.

History note

  • 91(65); was see under HEART DISEASES 1965-90

In other languages

  • postperikardiotomiaoireyhtymä

    Finnish

  • postkardiotomiaoireyhtymä
  • postkardiotomiasyndrooma
  • postkardiotomisyndrom
  • postperikardiotomia-oireyhtymä
  • postperikardiotomia-syndrooma
  • postperikardiotomiasyndrooma
  • syndroma postcardiotomiale
  • syndroma postpericardiotomiale
  • Postperikardiotomisyndrom

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011185

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