Long-term results of radical pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis in Korean population.
Min Suk ChoiDong Seop JungJae K OhSung-A ChangSung-Ji ParkSuryeun ChungPublished in: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (2019)
Radical pericardiectomy led to greater improvement in right ventricular systolic pressure and lesser deterioration of tricuspid regurgitation with the passage of time than did the conventional procedure. Conventional pericardiectomy and preoperative higher grade tricuspid regurgitation were associated with long-term mortality.