Surgical treatment of constrictive pericarditis using cardiopulmonary bypass showed favorable short-term and long-term postoperative outcomes.
Does surgical treatment under cardiopulmonary bypass improve outcomes in patients with constrictive pericarditis?
A multidisciplinary approach to surgical treatment of constrictive pericarditis under cardiopulmonary bypass yields favorable postoperative outcomes.
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Constrictive pericarditis is a chronic inflammatory process often characterized by pericardial fibrosis and calcification, as well as diastolic dysfunction. The authors present multidisciplinary approach to surgical treatment of these patients with favorable postoperative outcomes.
Lysenko et al. (Fri,) reported a other. Surgical treatment of constrictive pericarditis using cardiopulmonary bypass showed favorable short-term and long-term postoperative outcomes.