Predictors of early and late failure of pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis (CP) have not been established. Early and late outcomes of a cumulative series of 81 (mean age 60 years; mean EuroSCORE II, 3.3%) consecutive patients from three European cardiac surgery centers were reviewed. Predictors of a combined endpoint comprising in-hospital death or major complications (including multiple transfusion) were identified with binary logistic regression. Non-parametric estimates of survival were obtained with the Kaplan–Meier method. Predictors of poor late outcomes were established using Cox proportional hazard regression. There were 4 (4.9%) in-hospital deaths. Preoperative central venous pressure > 15 mmHg (p = 0.005) and the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (p = 0.016) were independent predictors of complicated in-hospital course, which occurred in 29 (35.8%) patients. During follow-up (median, 5.4 years), preoperative renal impairment was a predictor of all-cause death (p = 0.0041), cardiac death (p = 0.0008), as well as hospital readmission due to congestive heart failure (p = 0.0037); while partial pericardiectomy predicted all-cause death (p = 0.028) and concomitant cardiac operation predicted cardiac death (p = 0.026), postoperative central venous pressure < 10 mmHg was associated with a low risk both of all-cause and cardiac death (p < 0.0001 for both). Ten-year adjusted survival free of all-cause death, cardiac death, and hospital readmission were 76.9%, 94.7%, and 90.6%, respectively. In high-risk patients with CP, performing pericardiectomy before severe constriction develops and avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass (when possible) could contribute to improving immediate outcomes post-surgery. Complete removal of cardiac constriction could enhance long-term outcomes.

Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis: a risk factor analysis for early and late failure

Gatti G.
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Porcari A.;Poletti A.;Bussani R.;Pappalardo A.;
2020-01-01

Abstract

Predictors of early and late failure of pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis (CP) have not been established. Early and late outcomes of a cumulative series of 81 (mean age 60 years; mean EuroSCORE II, 3.3%) consecutive patients from three European cardiac surgery centers were reviewed. Predictors of a combined endpoint comprising in-hospital death or major complications (including multiple transfusion) were identified with binary logistic regression. Non-parametric estimates of survival were obtained with the Kaplan–Meier method. Predictors of poor late outcomes were established using Cox proportional hazard regression. There were 4 (4.9%) in-hospital deaths. Preoperative central venous pressure > 15 mmHg (p = 0.005) and the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (p = 0.016) were independent predictors of complicated in-hospital course, which occurred in 29 (35.8%) patients. During follow-up (median, 5.4 years), preoperative renal impairment was a predictor of all-cause death (p = 0.0041), cardiac death (p = 0.0008), as well as hospital readmission due to congestive heart failure (p = 0.0037); while partial pericardiectomy predicted all-cause death (p = 0.028) and concomitant cardiac operation predicted cardiac death (p = 0.026), postoperative central venous pressure < 10 mmHg was associated with a low risk both of all-cause and cardiac death (p < 0.0001 for both). Ten-year adjusted survival free of all-cause death, cardiac death, and hospital readmission were 76.9%, 94.7%, and 90.6%, respectively. In high-risk patients with CP, performing pericardiectomy before severe constriction develops and avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass (when possible) could contribute to improving immediate outcomes post-surgery. Complete removal of cardiac constriction could enhance long-term outcomes.
2020
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