Long-term outcomes of pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis

BİÇER, MURAT; ÖZDEMİR, BÜLENT; Kan, Iris; Yuksel, Ahmet; TOK, MUSTAFA; ŞENKAYA SIĞNAK, IŞIK

doi:10.1186/s13019-015-0385-8

Long-term outcomes of pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis

BİÇER M., ÖZDEMİR B., Kan I., Yuksel A., TOK M., ŞENKAYA SIĞNAK I.

JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, cilt.10, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 10
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s13019-015-0385-8
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Anahtar Kelimeler: Constrictive pericarditis, Pericardiectomy, postoperative results, EXPERIENCE, ETIOLOGY, SPECTRUM
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Constrictive pericarditis is a rare and disabling disease that can result in chronic fibrous thickening of the pericardium. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes following treatment of constrictive pericarditis by pericardiectomy.