Perioperative and Mid-Term Outcomes of Primary Versus Redo Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study

Abstract

Background: Direct comparative evidence between redo and primary pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis (CP) is limited to small, uncontrolled series. We compared perioperative and mid-term outcomes between the two cohorts and explored factors associated with all-cause death.

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