January 1, 2001Cardiology in the Young

Postpericardiotomy syndrome: no evidence for a viral etiology

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149 children aged 6 months to 16 years undergoing open heart surgery

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Cohort

Follow-up

7 to 10 days post-operatively, and at time of symptom…

Authors

SWSteven A. WebberBoston Children's Hospital NWNigel WilsonUniversity of Auckland AJAnne JunkerUniversity of British Columbia

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Implication

No support for viral etiology in pediatric postpericardiotomy syndrome; hypothesis-generating and challenges prior serologic hypotheses.

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Population

149 children aged 6 months to 16 years undergoing open heart surgery

Comparator

Patients with no pericardial symptoms, matched for age and transfusion status

Outcome

Evidence of viral infection (viral isolation, enterovirus genome by PCR, IgM/IgG antibodies to CMV, HSV, EBV)surrogate

This study found no evidence to support a viral etiology for postpericardiotomy syndrome in children undergoing open heart surgery, challenging previous hypotheses based on serologic criteria.

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Webber et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a73f30d43194bd21bf161cc https://doi.org/10.1017/s1047951100012440

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Postpericardiotomy syndrome: no evidence for a viral etiology

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