Clinical characteristics, evaluation and outcomes of chylopericardium: a systematic review.

Beni R Verma Ashwin KumarNikita VermaAnkit AgrawalAbdullah YesilyaprakMuhammad M FurqanGauranga MahalwarFelix BerglundSayan MannaMary SchleicherPejman Raeisi-GiglouMohamed NasserAhmad JabriTom Kai Ming Wang Allan L Klein

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2023)

CPE tends to develop in younger patients and may cause serious complications. Many patients fail medical therapy, thereby requiring surgical intervention. Although overall mortality is low, associated morbidities warrant close follow-up and possible reintervention and hospitalisations.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
randomized controlled trial
stem cells
risk factors
coronary artery disease
metabolic syndrome
mesenchymal stem cells
bone marrow
cardiovascular events
replacement therapy