Table 2 Descriptive data of properativeclincial details
From: Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis: single-center experience in China
Variable* | Result |
|---|---|
Age, y | 36.79 ± 18.52 |
Male sex | 108(65%) |
Diabetes | 2(1%) |
NYHA functional class | |
II | 21(12%) |
III or IV | 95(57%) |
IV | 49(29%) |
Renal dysfunction | 2(1%) |
Cardiac symptom and signs | |
Exertional dyspnea | 119(72%) |
Raised jugular vein distension | 113(68%) |
Lower limb edema | 111(67%) |
Abdominal distension | 92(65%) |
Palpitation | 55(33%) |
Smoking history | 69(42%) |
Current smoking | 15(9%) |
Hypoalbuminemia | 68(41%) |
Pleural effusion | 98(59%) |
Pulmonary infiltrates | 86(52%) |
Pericardial calcification | 81(48%) |
Heart valve disorder | |
Aortic regurgitation | 2(1%) |
Mitral regurgitation | 16(10%) |
Tricuspid regurgitation | 17(10%) |
Arrhythmia | 95(58%) |
Previous cardiac operation | 19(12%) |
History of myocardial infarction | 3(2%) |