Key result
Subtotal pericardiectomy treats idiopathic constrictive pericarditis in a case report, reducing CVP by ~45%.
Why the study?
Idiopathic constrictive pericarditis causes diastolic cardiac dysfunction leading to heart failure, and pericardiectomy is considered the main treatment method.
Case Report (n=1)
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Case report demonstrating successful surgical management (pericardiectomy) of idiopathic constrictive pericarditis in a 68-year-old woman.
Adds to limited case-level evidence for pericardiectomy in constrictive pericarditis; leaves open questions on generalizability and durability.
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Deşer et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Idiopathic constrictive pericarditis (n=1). Subtotal pericardiectomy was evaluated on Central venous pressure and clinical status. Subtotal pericardiectomy successfully treated idiopathic constrictive pericarditis in a 68-year-old woman, reducing central venous pressure from 22 to 12 mmHg with stable clinical status at 6 months.
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