Pericardial Closure Preserves Early Right Ventricular Function After Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Pericardial closure was independently associated with improved early RV longitudinal function. These adjusted findings address baseline LV imbalances and support considering closure to preserve RV performance; confirmation in prospective trials is warranted.
Authors
- H.-W.M. Breuer
- Nahid Hatam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7738-1970)
- M C Sales
- Yusuf Shieba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0565-7795)
- Rashad Zayat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2243-8743)
- Lachmandath Tewarie
- Natasja W. M. Ramnath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4215-138X)
- Alish Kolashov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2048-1049)
- Ajay Moza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9330-142X)
Institutions
- South Valley University (EG)
- Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Trier (DE)
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd12110431
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- RWTH Aachen University