Why the study?
Does surgical pericardiectomy improve echocardiographic parameters in patients with chronic constrictive pericarditis?
Population
23 patients with chronic constrictive pericarditis who underwent surgical pericardiectomy and were clinical…
Comparison
Surgical pericardiectomy vs Pre-operative echocardiographic parameters
Design
Cohort
Key result
Surgical pericardiectomy significantly reduced the incidence of vena caval congestion from 100% to 15% (p<0.001) among clinical responders with chronic constrictive pericarditis.
Authors
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Echocardiographic changes after pericardiectomy in CCP remain incompletely linked to outcomes; leaves open prospective validation before guiding follow-up.
Observational (n=23)
No
Does surgical pericardiectomy improve echocardiographic parameters in patients with chronic constrictive pericarditis?
Absolute Event Rate: 15% vs 100%
p-value: p=<0.001
Surgical pericardiectomy in clinical responders with chronic constrictive pericarditis leads to significant improvements in echocardiographic parameters of constriction, including reduced vena caval congestion and respiratory variation in mitral E velocity.
Patil et al. (2016) conducted an observational in Chronic constrictive pericarditis (n=23). Surgical pericardiectomy vs. Pre-operative baseline was evaluated on Vena caval congestion (p=<0.001). Surgical pericardiectomy significantly reduced the incidence of vena caval congestion from 100% to 15% (p<0.001) among clinical responders with chronic constrictive pericarditis.