Successful Radical Pericardiectomy for Porcelain Constrictive Pericarditis

Successful Radical Pericardiectomy for Porcelain Constrictive Pericarditis

We report the case of a patient with severely calcified constrictive pericarditis and liver cirrhosis who underwent successful off-pump radical pericardiectomy. The cardiac parameters significantly improved without severe complications. We demonstrate the usefulness of off-pump surgical treatment fo...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Hamada, MD, Koichi Toda, MD, Noriyuki Kashiyama, MD, Shigeru Miyagawa, MD, Yoshiki Sawa, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
constrictive pericarditis
liver cirrhosis
pericardiectomy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084921003272

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