%0 Journal Article %T Left ventricular strain is associated with acute postoperative refractory hypotension in patients with constrictive pericarditis and preserved ejection fraction %A Fang-Fei Wang %A Fu-Wei Jia %A Jeffrey Hsu %A Li-Gang Fang %A Qi Miao %A Wei Chen %A Xue Lin %J SCIE-indexed Journal %D 2018 %R 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.124 %X Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is characterized by pericardia constraint due to inflammation and/or fibrosis which leads to impaired diastolic function. Pericardiectomy is the definitive treatment for chronic CP patients by relieving pericardial restraint, and is recommended once patients are diagnosed (1) %U http://jtd.amegroups.com/article/view/22355/html