Pericardiectomy: Details, Recovery and Outlook - Cleveland Clinic A pericardiectomy is a surgical procedure to remove all or part of your pericardium, or membrane sac around your heart A normal pericardium protects your heart, but a stiff pericardium can’t stretch enough
Pericardiectomy - Johns Hopkins Medicine A pericardiectomy is a procedure done on the sac around the heart A surgeon cuts away this sac or a large part of this sac This allows the heart to move freely
Pericardiectomy - Wikipedia Pericardiectomy is the surgical removal of part or most of the pericardium [1][2] This operation is most commonly used to relieve constrictive pericarditis, or to remove a pericardium that is calcified and fibrous [2]
Pericardial Diseases and Best Practices for Pericardiectomy: Advances in diagnostic imaging and in the medical and surgical treatment of pericardial diseases have improved risk stratification and patient selection for pericardiectomy When indicated, radical pericardiectomy on cardiopulmonary bypass is the preferred approach
Pericardiectomy (Pericardium Removal) | Penn Medicine What is a pericardiectomy? A pericardiectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the pericardium, the membrane surrounding the heart It is used to treat constrictive pericarditis, a cardiac condition in which the pericardium becomes stiff and inflamed