@article{ref1,
title="Boxer's pericardium",
journal="European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery",
year="2003",
author="Ooi, A. and Douds, A. C. and Kumar, E. B. and Nashef, S. A. M.",
volume="24",
number="6",
pages="1043-1045",
abstract="A 65-year-old retired professional boxer presented with progressively worsening shortness of breath, peripheral oedema and mild abdominal swelling over a period of 6 months. His only past medical history was hypertension. Subsequent investigations revealed chylous ascites, pericardial constriction and bilateral chylothorax. He had uneventful pericardectomy, and post-operatively the chylothorax resolved only after administration of octreotide for 10 days. The histopathological features of fibrosis, haemosiderin deposition in the pericardium and abundant haemosiderin-laden macrophages are consistent with chronic resolving haemopericardium. These findings suggested that the cause of pericardial constriction was repeated chest trauma from boxing.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1010-7940",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}