Key result
Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis resulted in an in-hospital mortality of 2.1%, late mortality of 23.4%, and actuarial survival rates of 91%, 85%, and 81% at 1, 5, and 10 years, respectively.
Why the study?
What are the long-term survival and functional outcomes following pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis?
Population
47 patients with constrictive pericarditis, mean age 45.8, 30 male. Aetiologies included tuberculosis…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 61.2 ± 66 months
Authors
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Pericardiectomy associated with favorable survival in constrictive pericarditis; extends observational data but leaves open need for etiology-specific prospective trials.
Observational (n=47)
No
What are the long-term survival and functional outcomes following pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis?
Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis provides significant functional improvement and acceptable long-term survival, though outcomes depend heavily on the underlying aetiology.
Biçer et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Constrictive pericarditis (n=47). Pericardiectomy was evaluated on Actuarial survival at 10 years. Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis resulted in an in-hospital mortality of 2.1%, late mortality of 23.4%, and actuarial survival rates of 91%, 85%, and 81% at 1, 5, and 10 years, respectively.
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