Spoladore Roberto, Garroni Dina, Fragasso Gabriele, Palloshi Altin, Amadio Stefano, Montano Chiara, Corti Angelo, Margonato Alberto
Int J Cardiol. 2006 May 10;109(2):282-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.05.003. Epub 2005 Jun 9.
We describe the case of an 82 year old woman developing severe respiratory functional impairment after open heart surgery and subsequent surgical pericardial drainage inducing diaphragmatic spasm and successfully treated with gabapentin.