Meta-analysis of Population Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis

We sought to systematically describe the epidemiology, etiology, clinical and operative characteristics as well as outcomes of patients undergoing pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis in the contemporary era. We conducted a systematic search of the MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane databases from their inception to April 1, 2020 for studies assessing the outcomes of pericardiectomy in patients with constrictive pericarditis. Studies with patients enrolled before 1985, pediatric patients or studies including>10% tuberculous pericarditis were excluded.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 31, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Aspasia Tzani, Ilias P. Doulamis, Andreas Tzoumas, Dimitrios V. Avgerinos, Dimitrios Koudoumas, Gerasimos Siasos, Manolis Vavuranakis, Allan Klein, Polydoros N. Kampaktsis Source Type: research