Effectiveness of posterior pericardiotomy after valve replacement

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2006

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Journal of Cardiac Surgery

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Abstract

Cardiac tamponade, especially posterior tamponade,is one of the most serious and potentially lethal com-plications occurring in a minority of patients after openheart surgery and yet most potentially correctable of allpostoperative problems. A small amount of pericardialeffusion placed posterior pericardium may compromisethe left atrium and ventricle, and might lead to tampon-ade

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(J Card Surg 2006;21:638-639)

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Health problems

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Journal of Cardiac Surgery

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21

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Erdil Nevzat, Nisanoglu Vedat, Battaloglu Bektas (2006). Effectiveness of posterior pericardiotomy after valve replacement. (J Card Surg 2006;21:638-639)