"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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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pericardiectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Ascitic Fluid Analysis Leading to the Diagnosis of Constrictive Pericarditis in 2 Patients. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2022 Jan-Dec; 10:23247096221097530.
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Clinical and economic outcomes associated with hospitalizations for acute idiopathic pericarditis in the United States. Heart Lung. 2021 Nov-Dec; 50(6):825-831.
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Pericardiectomy for pericarditis in the pediatric population. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Nov; 88(5):1546-50.
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Heart in a hard cage: startling calcific constrictive pericarditis. Congest Heart Fail. 2008 May-Jun; 14(3):161-3.