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Pediatric pericardiectomy-a narrative review. [PDF]

J Thorac Dis
Pediatric pericardiectomies are rare operations used to treat recurrent, purulent, or constrictive pericarditis. Given the lack of pediatric-specific guidelines, we conducted a review to summarize the current literature on pediatric pericardiectomies including: etiology, diagnosis, timing of operation, surgical methods, and outcomes.We conducted a ...
Meshulami N, Kaushik S, Murthy R.
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Fifteen-year experience with pericardiectomy at a tertiary referral center

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021
Purpose Pericardiectomy has traditionally carried relatively high perioperative mortality and morbidity, with few published reports of intermediate- and long- term outcomes.
Zainab Faiza, Anjali Prakash, Niharika Namburi, Bailey Johnson, Lava Timsina, Lawrence S. Lee   +5 more
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Indications, timing and techniques of radical pericardiectomy via modified left anterolateral thoracotomy (ukc's modification) and total pericardiectomy via median sternotomy (holman and willett) without cardiopulmonary bypass

Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences, 2016
Background: Patients with constrictive pericarditis can be treated by pericardiectomy by either left anterolateral thoracotomy or median sternotomy. The terms “radical,” “total,” “extensive,” “complete,” “subtotal,” “adequate,” “near-total,” and partial ...
Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhury, Rajeev Narang, Poonam Malhotra, Minati Choudhury, Arindam Choudhury, Sarvesh Pal Singh   +5 more
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Triangular posterior pericardiectomy and postoperative outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting [PDF]

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
IntroductionPostoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) and pericardial effusion remain common complications after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).MethodsPosterior pericardiotomy has been proposed to reduce these events, but long-term data remain ...
Dawid Imiełowski, Piotr Feusette, Andrzej Tukiendorf, Marek Cisowski   +3 more
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Perioperative and Surgical Management of Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
Constrictive pericarditis represents a form of severe diastolic heart failure characterized by impaired diastolic filling due to a rigid, noncompliant pericardium.
Lamis El Harake, Mohamed Al-Kazaz, Paul C. Cremer, Douglas R. Johnston   +3 more
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Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis with or without Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Vascular Health and Risk Management
Jing-Bin Huang, Yun-Tian Tang Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The People’s Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Guangxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jing-Bin Huang; Yun-Tian ...
Huang JB, Tang YT
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Constrictive pericarditis due to Cryptococcus neoformans in an elderly immunosuppressed patient [PDF]

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Introduction: Constrictive pericarditis is a rare and serious complication of pericardial diseases, typically associated with inflammatory or infectious causes.
Catarina Pinto Silva, Flávia Ramos, Márcia Ribeiro, Vítor Hugo Pereira   +3 more
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Principles of radical pericardiectomy [PDF]

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2020
Thoralf Sundt, Chin Siang Ong
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Pericardiectomy in pregnancy [PDF]

Thorax, 1970
Details are presented which relate to a patient in whom constrictive pericarditis developed during pregnancy. Successful pericardiectomy was performed at 24 weeks gestation and a normal infant was delivered at term. The results of medical and surgical treatment of cardiac patients during pregnancy, the results of pericardiectomy, and the risk to the ...
P M, Richardson, B T, Le Roux, N M, Rogers, M S, Gotsman   +3 more
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A Rare Case of Primary Purulent Pericarditis Caused by Streptococcus constellatus

Medicina, 2023
Background: Bacteria-caused acute pericarditis is a very rare entity. It is usually associated with an underlying infection or compromised immune system. Primary purulent pericarditis in a previously healthy individual is highly unexpected; therefore, it
Medeinė Kapačinskaitė, Dovilė Gabartaitė, Agnė Šatrauskienė, Ieva Sakaitė, Vytė Valerija Maneikienė, Aleksejus Zorinas, Vilius Janušauskas   +6 more
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