Anesthesia management for pericardiectomy- a case series study

Abstract Background Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is an uncommon disease that limits both cardiac relaxation and contraction. Patients often present with right-sided heart failure as the pericardium thickens and impedes cardiac filling. Pericardiectomy is the treatment of choice for improving hemod...

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Main Authors: Chunxia Shi, Chao Dong, Lan Yao, Nicole Weiss, Hong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-023-02155-4