Outcome of Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis in Japan: A Nationwide Outcome Study.

CONCLUSIONS: Pericardiectomy is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Careful consideration should be given to these risk factors in the process of patient selection and perioperative management.
PMID: 23791164 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - June 21, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tokuda Y, Miyata H, Motomura N, Araki Y, Oshima H, Usui A, Takamoto S, The Japan Adult Cardiovascular Database Organization Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research