Table 1 Disease Etiology
From: Long-term results of radical pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis in Korean population
Causes | Conventional group | Radical group | N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Idiopathic cause | 9 | 25 | 34 (37.8%) |
Tuberculosis | 12 | 17 | 29 (32.2%) |
Previous chest surgery | 4 | 7 | 11 (12.2%) |
Post-radiation | 4 | 1 | 5 (5.6%) |
Uremic disease | 1 | 2 | 3 (3.3%) |
Metastatic carcinoma | 3 | 0 | 3 (3.3%) |
Autoimmune disease | 2 | 0 | 2 (2.2%) |
Prior chest trauma | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.1%) |
Post-infection | 1 | 0 | 1 (1.1%) |
Multifactorial cause | 1 | 0 | 1 (1.1%) |