Surgical treatment of constrictive pericarditis at a single center: 10 years of experience.
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DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2023.2216377
Abstract: BACKGROUND Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a pericardial disease characterized by the pericardium becoming calcified or fibrotic as a result of chronic inflammation, which impairs diastolic filling by compressing the cardiac chambers. Pericardiectomy is a promising… read more here.
Keywords: treatment constrictive; constrictive pericarditis; surgical treatment; pericarditis ... See more keywords
Surgical Treatment of Constrictive Pericarditis.
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DOI: 10.14503/thij-16-5772
Abstract: Constrictive pericarditis is the final stage of a chronic inflammatory process characterized by fibrous thickening and calcification of the pericardium that impairs diastolic filling, reduces cardiac output, and ultimately leads to heart failure. Transthoracic echocardiography,… read more here.
Keywords: pericarditis; constrictive pericarditis; treatment constrictive; surgical treatment ... See more keywords
“Turtle cage” method in the cardiac surgical treatment of constrictive pericarditis – our short-term results
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DOI: 10.1556/650.2022.32378
Abstract: Összefoglaló. Bevezetés: A pericarditis constrictiva egy krónikus gyulladásos folyamat révén kialakuló betegség, melynek során a pericardium elveszíti rugalmasságát, gátolja a szív működését, végső soron szívelégtelenséghez vezet. Egyetlen oki terápiája sebészi. A műtéti megoldásként legelterjedtebben alkalmazott… read more here.
Keywords: treatment constrictive; turtle cage; constrictive pericarditis; pericarditis ... See more keywords
Surgical Treatment of Constrictive Pericarditis
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DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2022-0302
Abstract: Introduction The mainstay of the treatment of constrictive pericarditis is pericardiectomy. However, surgery is associated with high early morbidity and mortality and low long-term survival. The aim of this study is to describe our series… read more here.
Keywords: treatment constrictive; constrictive pericarditis; pericarditis; mortality ... See more keywords