Population
336 patients undergoing open heart surgery for congenital heart disease at a tertiary paediatric cardiac…
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Cohort
Follow-up
28 days
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May support closer echocardiographic follow-up in warfarin-treated females after congenital heart surgery; leaves open causal mechanisms and optimal surveillance strategies.
Pericardial effusion is a common complication (23%) following open heart surgery for congenital heart disease, particularly in patients undergoing Fontan procedures, females, and those receiving warfarin, highlighting the need for serial echocardiographic monitoring in high-risk groups.
Yiu‐fai Cheung (2003) studied this question.
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