Fig. 1

Fatal cerebral thrombosis after pericardiectomy. Preoperative normal coronary artery radiography (Top-left). The embolism of the right middle cerebral artery (Top-right). Complete recanalization of the thrombosed vessel (Middle-left). Progressive cerebral image (Middle-right). The nonpliable pericardium (Lower-left). Postoperative atrial fibrillation and rapid ventricular rates (Lower-right)