Post Cardiotomy Syndrome

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Etiology 3 Clinical-manifestations 4 Laboratory 5 Management 6 More General Terms 7 Additional Terms 8 References

Introduction

• Occurs 2 weeks to 2 years post cardiotomy

Etiology

• most likely autoimmune
• anti-myocardial antibodies

Clinical-manifestations

• fever
• pericarditis

Laboratory

• increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

Management

• non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAIDs)

More General Terms

• syndrome
• heart disease (cardiac disease)

Additional Terms

• coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
• pericarditis
• post perfusion syndrome

References

Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 89

post cardiotomy syndrome