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Is pleurisy normal after mitral valve repair?
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Yes: Due to inflammation created by surgery. Could also be pericarditis.
Answered 10/26/2012
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It depends: Pleurisy is inflammation of the pleura (lining of the lung). It's most commonly caused by an infection. Symptoms are usually a sharp pain associated with deep breaths, coughing (anything that makes the lungs move). Heart surgery can cause pleurisy but not very common because we don't necessarily enter into the lung space. But minimally invasive approaches do, and we see it more often then.
Answered 2/25/2020
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