Pericarditis Epistenocardica or Dressler Syndrome? An Autopsy Case. (9th July 2015) - Feola, Alessandro
Abstract : Postinfarction pericarditis can be classified as "early, " referred to as pericarditis epistenocardica, or "delayed, " referred to as Dressler syndrome. The incidence of postinfarction pericarditis has decreased to <5% since the introduction of reperfusion therapies and limitation of infarct size. We report on a 57-year-old man who suffered sudden cardiac death as a result of acute myocardial infarction. Autopsy revealed an area of previous infarction and fibrinous pericarditis related to the previous infarction, leading to a diagnosis of Dressler syndrome.