Incidence, Predictors, and Clinical Outcomes of Postoperative Cardiac Tamponade in Patients Undergoing Heart Valve Surgery.

This study aimed to investigate the incidence, predictors, and clinical outcomes of cardiac tamponade after heart valve surgery. A total of 556 patients who underwent heart valve surgery in a single tertiary center between January 2010 and March 2012 were studied. All patients underwent transthoraci...

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Main Authors: Seng Chan You, Chi Young Shim, Geu-Ru Hong, Darae Kim, In Jeong Cho, Sak Lee, Hyuck-Jae Chang, Jong-Won Ha, Byung-Chul Chang, Namsik Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5113894?pdf=render