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Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis: a risk factor analysis for early and late failure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Predictors of early and late failure of pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis (CP) have not been established. Early and late outcomes of a cumulative series of 81 (mean age 60\ua0years; mean EuroSCORE II, 3.3%) consecutive patients from three ...
Bussani, R.   +11 more
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Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis in a low-income-setting: Challenges and Outcome of Surgery

open access: yesIbom Medical Journal, 2022
Background: In a low-income setting like ours, chronic constrictive pericarditis is not uncommon. Affected patients present late for surgical management owing to poverty and ignorance. These two factors adversely affect the outcome of surgery. Objective:
Nwafor IA, Nwafor MN, Eze AC
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical management of constrictive pericarditis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background: Constrictive pericarditis is a disease characterized by marked thickening and dense scarring of the pericardium with pericardial sac obliteration, or calcification of the pericardium.
Aniteye, E   +7 more
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Case report: Constrictive pericarditis after coronary artery perforation during percutaneous coronary intervention

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
A 77-year-old man underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at the right coronary artery, which was complicated by coronary artery perforation (CAP). After prolonged balloon tamponade proximal to the CAP there was no more contrast extravasation,
Kyung An Kim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expert Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma

open access: yesMed Research, Volume 1, Issue 1, Page 122-130, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma (PMPM), a rare pericardium‐derived malignancy, urgently requires standardized diagnostic and therapeutic protocols. This consensus, established by the Chinese Alliance of Research for Mesothelioma (ChARM) through the integration of evidence‐based research and multicenter clinical expertise, addresses ...
Qing Ji   +112 more
wiley   +1 more source

Constrictive pericarditis with severe heart failure - a case report and review of the literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links fieldConstricitve pericarditis is an uncommon condition, often of unknown etiology but can be caused by infections, such as tuberculosis ...
Jón Þorkell Einarsson   +3 more
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Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis (CCP) in Africa: Epidemiology, Etiology, Diagnosis, and Surgical Treatment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Chronic constrictive pericarditis (CCP) is not rare in Africa with tuberculosis as the most common etiology. A long history of visceral tuberculosis, typical symptoms of CCP because of late clinical presentation in most cases, make diagnosis almost easy ...
Yangni-Angate, Koffi Herve
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Candida pericarditis presenting with cardiac tamponade and multiple organ failure after combined damage control thoracotomy and laparotomy with splenectomy in a trauma patient: Case report and review of literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Candida pericarditis is a rare condition which has previously been described after cardiothoracic surgery and immunosuppressive states (Geisler et al., 1981; Eng et al., 1981; Kraus et al., 1988; Kaufman et al., 1988; Tang et al., 2009; Glower et al ...
Almeda, J.L.   +4 more
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A Complicated Case of Transient Constrictive Pericarditis Secondary to Rivaroxaban-Associated Hemopericardium

open access: yesJACC: Case Reports, 2020
A 72-year-old man on rivaroxaban developed effusive constrictive pericarditis secondary to hemopericardium. His condition improved with anti-inflammatory therapy supporting a diagnosis of transient constrictive pericarditis.
Vardhmaan Jain, MD   +6 more
doaj  

Biventricular Failure due to Stress Cardiomyopathy after Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis

open access: yesCase Reports in Medicine, 2013
Importance. Constrictive pericarditis is a rare clinical entity that frequently necessitates surgical intervention. Here we present a case of biventricular failure due to stress cardiomyopathy after pericardiectomy. This is an extremely rare complication
Elliott M. Groves, Jin Kyung Kim
doaj   +1 more source

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