Introduction:
Post cardiac injury syndrome (PCIS) is the development of pericardial
diseases in patients with prior history of cardiac surgery,
electrophysiology procedures, myocardial infarction, or percutaneous
coronary intervention. The incidence of PCIS varies and is dependent on
underlying cause.1 Cardiac surgery is the most common
cause (10-40%) followed by electrophysiology procedures (1-2%), and
coronary intervention (0.1-1%).1 The clinical
presentation is varied as symptoms may develop even after a few years
therefore making diagnosis and associated management difficult. Here, we
present a case of an adolescent male who developed PCIS induced
recurrent pericarditis (RP) after surgical repair of an atrial septal
defect (ASD).