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Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis using a percutaneous heparin-coated cardiopulmonary support system
A Saito1, H Hirahara, H Ohzeki
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
|December 1, 1996
Abstract:
We report a case in which a percutaneous heparin-coated cardiopulmonary support system enabled a safe and effective pericardiectomy to be performed. It was employed when severe hypotension suddenly arose during the operation to treat constrictive pericarditis.