"Pericardiectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical excision (total or partial) of a portion of the pericardium. Pericardiotomy refers to incision of the pericardium.
| Descriptor ID |
D010492
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.100.376.735 E04.928.220.605
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| Concept/Terms |
Pericardiectomy- Pericardiectomy
- Pericardiectomies
- Pericardectomy
- Pericardectomies
Pericardiotomy- Pericardiotomy
- Pericardiotomies
- Pericardotomy
- Pericardotomies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pericardiectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Post-Pericardiotomy Syndrome: Beware or Just Be Aware? J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 11 20; 7(22):e011118.
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Predictors of in-hospital complications after pericardiectomy: a nationwide outcomes study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 May; 145(5):1227-33.
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Two scimitar veins in an adult: repair through a right thoracotomy without cardiopulmonary bypass. Tex Heart Inst J. 2010; 37(3):358-60.
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The effects of the Cox maze procedure on atrial function. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Nov; 136(5):1257-64, 1264.e1-3.
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Heart failure due to a post-traumatic calcified pericardial hematoma. Tex Heart Inst J. 2008; 35(3):345-8.
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A widened mediastinum in a patient with a left parasternal stab wound. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2007 Apr; 21(2):307-9.
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Impact of pericardial restraint on right atrial mechanics during acute right ventricular pressure load. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2003 Jan; 284(1):H350-7.
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Pericardial closure using fascia lata in patients undergoing pneumonectomy with pericardiectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Aug; 66(2):586-7.
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Needle embolus causing cardiac puncture and chronic constrictive pericarditis. Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Jun; 65(6):1786-7.
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Newer diagnostic measures and emergency management. Chest Surg Clin N Am. 1997 May; 7(2):213-26.