Clinical Practice Patterns in Constrictive Pericarditis Patients With Heart Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using a National Inpatient Database in Japan

ConclusionsPatients' backgrounds were associated with the likelihood of undergoing pericardiectomy. Conservative medical therapy may be acceptable in CP patients with severe background and high preoperative need for cardiopulmonary bypass.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - October 1, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Toshiaki Isogai, Hideo Yasunaga, Hiroki Matsui, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Motoyuki Hisagi, Kiyohide Fushimi Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research