Cardiac decortication (epicardiectomy) for occult constrictive cardiac physiology after left extrapleural pneumonectomy

Chest

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2256-2259

  Byrne, John G ^a   Karavas, Alexandros N ^a   Colson, Yolonda L ^a   Bueno, Raphael ^a   Richards, William G ^a   Sugarbaker, David J ^a   Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac decortication; Epicardiectomy; Pneumonectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEART CONTRACTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG RESECTION; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 0036928676     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.6.2256     Document Type: Article

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