Key result
Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis was associated with a mortality rate of 1.8% (2 of 109 patients), with similar outcomes between mid-sternotomy and anterolateral thoracotomy.
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Low mortality supports pericardiectomy for symptomatic CCP; leaves open optimal timing, approach, and long-term outcomes in varied etiologies.
Cohort (n=109)
Kumawat et al. (2018) conducted a cohort in Constrictive pericarditis (n=109). Pericardiectomy was evaluated on Mortality. Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis was associated with a mortality rate of 1.8% (2 of 109 patients), with similar outcomes between mid-sternotomy and anterolateral thoracotomy.
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