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- 2018
Left ventricular strain is associated with acute postoperative refractory hypotension in patients with constrictive pericarditis and preserved ejection fractionAbstract: 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)
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