Friday, February 19, 2010

Simulation training Curriculum



Constrictive Pericarditis

-64 year old female
-1 Year s/p 3-vessel CABG 
-Presents with 6 months of progressive dyspnea and atypical chest pain 
-At angiography, all grafts are patent
-Hemodynamics

Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

-43 year old female presented with predominant right heart failure (peripheral edema, ascites)
-Hemodynamic tracings suggest constrictive-restrictive physiology
-Exploratory thoracotomy excluded the presence of constrictive pericarditis

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