Population
400 consecutive long-term survivors of intrapericardial surgery in the pediatric age group
Design
Cohort, triple-blind
Authors
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May support antibody monitoring to stratify PPS risk after pediatric cardiac surgery; leaves open viral trigger causality and preventive interventions.
Concurrent viral illness likely plays a role in triggering the immunologic response that characterizes postpericardiotomy syndrome in pediatric patients after cardiac surgery.
Engle et al. (1980) studied this question.
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