Waffle Procedure via Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy for a Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis Patient
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Waffle Procedure for Selected Patients with Constrictive Pericarditis
Pericardiectomy is the standard procedure used to relieve hemodynamic conditions produced by constrictive pericarditis (CP), a form of severe diastolic heart failure. CP is observed in 0.2%– 0.4% of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. They generally have experienced pericardial trauma or inflammation [1]. Despite its poor prognosis when untreated, CP is potentially curable. Surgical pericardie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0285-1474,1883-4108
DOI: 10.4326/jjcvs.48.60