Anterior Pericardiectomy for Post Infective Constrictive Pericarditis; Intermediate Term Outcomes.

CONCLUSIONS: Anterior pericardiectomy is sufficient in patients with constrictive pericarditis of infective etiology. Preoperative low ejection fraction, atrial fibrillation, poor functional class and constrictive effusive pericarditis results in poor surgical outcome. PMID: 29777668 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research