Why the study?
Does the presence of cardiac muscle antibodies (CMA) correlate with the occurrence of postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) in patients after open heart surgery?
Population
100 consecutive patients after open heart surgery
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 33 days postoperatively
Authors
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CMA positivity was associated with PPS after open heart surgery; supports marker evaluation but remains hypothesis-generating pending prospective validation.
Does the presence of cardiac muscle antibodies (CMA) correlate with the occurrence of postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) in patients after open heart surgery?
The presence of cardiac muscle antibodies is significantly correlated with the development of postpericardiotomy syndrome after open heart surgery, suggesting its utility as a diagnostic marker.
Kocazeybek et al. (1998) studied this question.
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