Echocardiographic parameters in clinical responders to surgical pericardiectomy – A single center experience with chronic constrictive pericarditis

Echocardiographic parameters in clinical responders to surgical pericardiectomy – A single center experience with chronic constrictive pericarditis

Background: Chronic constrictive pericarditis (CCP) is the end result of chronic inflammation of the pericardium. Developing countries continue to face a significant burden of CCP secondary to tuberculous pericarditis. Surgical pericardiectomy offers potential cure. However, there is paucity of echo...

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Main Authors: Devendra V. Patil, Girish R. Sabnis, Milind S. Phadke, Charan P. Lanjewar, Prashant Mishra, Dwarkanath V. Kulkarni, Nandkishor B. Agrawal, Prafulla G. Kerkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Constrictive pericarditis
Percardiectomy
Echocardiography
Annulus paradoxus
Annulus reversus
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483215004356

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