Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 5 , Pages 328-331 , September 2008

Organized intrapericardial hematoma after coronary artery bypass surgery

  • Martin Wechsel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author
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  • Dieter Ropers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Germany
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  • Ulrike Ropers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Germany
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  • Sei Komatsu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Germany
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  • Matthias Regenfus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Germany
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  • Axel Schmid, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Germany
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  • Werner Bautz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Germany
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  • Werner G. Daniel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Germany
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  • Stephan Achenbach, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Germany

Received 8 April 2008 ,Accepted 9 August 2008.

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  2. Kagaya S, Abe T, Sekine S, Goto Y, Iijima K, Kondoh K. Intrapericardial organized hematoma (A rare complication after open heart surgery). Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999;47:291–294
  3. Hartl WH, Kreuzer E, Reuschel-Janetschek E, et al. Pericardial mass mimicking constrictive pericarditis. Ann Thorac Surg. 1991;52:557–559

 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(08)00556-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.08.005

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 5 , Pages 328-331 , September 2008