Foreign body in the myocardium as a cause of constrictive pericarditis
- 1 May 1967
- Vol. 22 (3) , 238-241
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.22.3.238
Abstract
An unusual case of constrictive pericarditis, caused by lodging of a needle in the heart wall, is presented and discussed. Attention is focused on the rapid development of the constriction and the benefit gained from surgical intervention.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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