Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis can lead to transient right ventricular dysfunction and volume overload, which can be successfully managed with inotropes and diuretics.
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Transient post-pericardiectomy RV dysfunction may resolve with medical therapy; this case leaves open generalizability and need for prospective protocols.
Yu et al. (2011) studied this question.
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