Posterior pericardiotomy: An effective strategy for reducing post-coronary artery bypass grafting complications, with considerations for pleural effusion risk
PP effectively reduces POAF, pericardial effusions, tamponade, and hospital stay in CABG patients, though it increases pleural effusion risk and shows heterogeneity in some outcomes.
Authors
- Ahmad Waseem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7941-266X)
- Syed Abdullah Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1241-9695)
- Mahdi Arjipour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0261-1492)
- Hanan E Saeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4488-7822)
- Muneeb Khawar
- Mirza Muhammad Hadeed Khawar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7371-4855)
- Ayesha Fatima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8117-2595)
- Ayesha Khan
- Muneeb Saifullah
- Abdul Qadeer
Institutions
- Services Institute of Medical Sciences (PK)
- King Edward Medical University (PK)
- Nishtar Medical College and Hospital (PK)
- Mayo Clinic Hospital (US)
- International University of Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v17.i10.110793
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78