Rare Presentation of Postpericardiotomy Syndrome After Left Atrial Myxoma Removal

• Main Authors: Jessy Feng BA (Author), Nina Shyama Appareddy MD (Author), Yaman Gibran MD (Author), Aryana Garza BS (Author), Jacqueline Luevano MD (Author), Gustavo Garcia MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) is a known complication of cardiac valve surgery, but it has not been commonly reported as a postoperative complication of cardiac myxoma removal. A 78-year-old female with hypertension and atrial fibrillation presenting with angina was found to have a large left at...