Key result
Active tuberculous pericarditis is associated with high historical mortality, with previous studies reporting an 83% mortality rate among proven cases.
Why the study?
Does pericardiectomy improve outcomes in patients with active tuberculous pericarditis?
Does pericardiectomy improve outcomes in patients with active tuberculous pericarditis?
The text introduces pericardiectomy as a treatment for active tuberculous pericarditis, a condition with historically high mortality.
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High historical mortality in active tuberculous pericarditis warrants evaluation of adjunctive pericardiectomy; leaves open its impact on contemporary outcomes.
Emile Holman (1951) studied Active tuberculous pericarditis. Pericardiectomy was evaluated. Active tuberculous pericarditis is associated with high historical mortality, with previous studies reporting an 83% mortality rate among proven cases.
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