Key result
Pericardiectomy for neoplastic constrictive pericarditis was associated with a poor prognosis, including a mean survival of 14.82 months and a 12.5% rate of hospital death.
Why the study?
Does pericardiectomy improve survival in patients with neoplastic constrictive pericarditis?
Population
8 patients with constrictive pericarditis secondary to a known neoplastic disease
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
2.92 to 26.78 months
Authors
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May warrant caution with pericardiectomy in neoplastic constrictive pericarditis; leaves open optimal management versus palliation.
Observational (n=8)
Does pericardiectomy improve survival in patients with neoplastic constrictive pericarditis?
Pericardiectomy for neoplastic constrictive pericarditis is associated with a high rate of postoperative low cardiac output syndrome and poor overall survival.
Büyükbayrak et al. (2013) conducted an observational in Neoplastic constrictive pericarditis (n=8). Pericardiectomy was evaluated on Hospital death. Pericardiectomy for neoplastic constrictive pericarditis was associated with a poor prognosis, including a mean survival of 14.82 months and a 12.5% rate of hospital death.
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