Commentary: Postpericardial syndrome after cardiac surgery: Is it really benign?

Lehto and colleagues1 report on the long-term outcomes of postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) occurring after aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery. The patient cohort was drawn from 2 large Finnish multi-institutional clinical trial databases, namely CAREAVR (Consortium of Studies in the Field of Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke, and Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement) and CAREBANK (Cardiovascular Research Consortium---A Prospective Project to Identify Biomarkers of Morbidity and Mortality in Cardiovascular Interventional Patients),1 in which a total of 671 AVR patients (bioprosthesis, n  = 361 and mechanical, n = 310) were included.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research