<prompt> Dresslers syndrome is due to: March 2005Cor pulmonaleMitral stenosisMyocardial infarctionPulmoonary embolism  <response>: Ans. C: Myocardial infarction It occurs following transmural infarction or open hea surgery. Believed to have immunologic cause-Possibly a latent viral infection may be involved in cause. Clinical-Symptoms typically appear 2-3 weeks following infarctsurgery. May last for weeks or months Pleuritic chest pain 91 Fever Pericardial and pleural effusion Pericardial friction rub Effusions can be bloody and cause tamponade Imaging Findings: Pleural effusions 83 Parenchymal opacities 74 Enlarged cardiac silhouette from pericardial effusion 49 