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Table 1 Primary cardiac operations by all late re-explorations for pericardial tamponade (n = 39)

From: Is there a correlation between late re-exploration after cardiac surgery and removal of epicardial pacemaker wires?

Type of operation (n = 28)

Number

CABG

5

CABG + MV repair/replacement

3

CABG + AV repair/replacement

10

AVR

7

Myectomy

2

Left ventricular assist device

1

Heart transplantation

1

MV repair/replacement

5

AVR + MV/TV repair/replacement

1

AVR + MV replacement + CABG

2

TAVR transapical

2

  1. (CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting, MV = mitral valve, AVR = aortic valve replacement, AV = aortic valve, TV = tricuspid valve, TAVR = transcatheter aortic valve replacement)
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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