Why the study?
Does pericardiectomy improve outcomes in patients with chronic cardiac compression?
Population
61 patients with chronic cardiac compression (chronic constrictive pericarditis)
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May support pericardiectomy consideration in chronic constrictive pericarditis; case-level data leaves open need for prospective validation.
Does pericardiectomy improve outcomes in patients with chronic cardiac compression?
Pericardiectomy in patients with chronic constrictive pericarditis yields satisfactory results in the majority of cases, despite an 18% operative mortality.
Chambliss et al. (1951) studied this question.
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