Why the study?
Previous studies report inconsistent findings on the incidence and risk factors of postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS), and current diagnostic criteria capture clinically irrelevant cases, challenging their specificity.
Severe postpericardiotomy syndrome requiring invasive intervention is associated with increased mortality, highlighting the need for refined diagnostic criteria and aggressive prophylaxis.
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Supports heightened PPS surveillance post-cardiac surgery; leaves open standardized criteria for risk factor studies.
Lehto et al. (2020) studied this question.
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