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The Heart of the Matter: A Case of Massive Pedal Edema Erroneously Attributed to Liver Cirrhosis. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect
Nekkanti A   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Pericardiectomy for chronic constrictive tuberculous pericarditis: risks and predictors of survival.

open access: green, 2003
Nilgün Bozbuğa   +7 more
openalex   +1 more source

Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis

The Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2020
Chronic constrictive pericarditis results from inflammation and fibrosis of the pericardium. This situation eventually leads to impairment of diastolic filling and right heart failure. Once the diagnosis is made, because the disease is basically irreversible, a pericardiectomy is the mandatory treatment.
Davide, Di Lazzaro   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Experience with Pericardiectomy

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1973
Abstract A series of 102 therapeutic pericardiectomies is presented. Although the majority were performed for tuberculosis, those performed in the most recent decade have mainly been for effusion due to a variety of causes. Because of the lower operative mortality (11 vs.
R H, Dean   +3 more
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Transdiaphragmatic pericardiectomy in dogs

Veterinary Record, 2017
In patients with recurrent pericardial effusions, pericardiectomy is indicated. The purpose of this study was to describe a transdiaphragmatic approach for subtotal pericardiectomy in dogs and to evaluate its feasibility. In total, 20 canine cadavers weighing less than 10 kg (group S) and 20 weighing more than 20 kg (group L) were used.
M, De Ridder   +5 more
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Addisonian Crisis following Pericardiectomy

Cardiovascular Surgery, 1994
In developing countries tuberculosis is a common cause of constrictive pericarditis and its Involvement of other organs may sometimes complicate the surgical management of such patients. A case is reported of constrictive pericarditis in which the patient developed protracted hypotension which was unresponsive to inotropic therapy, following ...
S, Shah, A, Shah, E, Bhatia, A K, Ganjoo
openaire   +2 more sources

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