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Post-pericardiotomy syndrome

MedGen UID:
18593
•Concept ID:
C0032805
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Postpericardiotomy Syndrome; Postpericardiotomy Syndromes; Syndrome, Postpericardiotomy; Syndromes, Postpericardiotomy
SNOMED CT: Post-pericardiotomy syndrome (278536002); Postcardiotomy syndrome (278536002)

Definition

An inflammatory disorder of the pericardium and pleura seen as a post-operative complication of cardiovascular surgery. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPost-pericardiotomy syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment and Prophylaxis of Post-pericardiotomy Syndrome in Cardiac Surgery Patients: a Systematic Review.
Giacinto O, Minati A, Lusini M, Cardetta F, Saltarocchi S, D'Abramo M, Miraldi F, Chello M
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2023 Aug;37(4):771-779. Epub 2021 Sep 21 doi: 10.1007/s10557-021-07261-4. PMID: 34546452Free PMC Article
Colchicine for primary prevention of atrial fibrillation after open-heart surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lennerz C, Barman M, Tantawy M, Sopher M, Whittaker P
Int J Cardiol 2017 Dec 15;249:127-137. Epub 2017 Sep 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.08.039. PMID: 28918897
Colchicine for prevention and treatment of cardiac diseases: A meta-analysis.
Papageorgiou N, Briasoulis A, Lazaros G, Imazio M, Tousoulis D
Cardiovasc Ther 2017 Feb;35(1):10-18. doi: 10.1111/1755-5922.12226. PMID: 27580061

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Treatment and Prophylaxis of Post-pericardiotomy Syndrome in Cardiac Surgery Patients: a Systematic Review.
Giacinto O, Minati A, Lusini M, Cardetta F, Saltarocchi S, D'Abramo M, Miraldi F, Chello M
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2023 Aug;37(4):771-779. Epub 2021 Sep 21 doi: 10.1007/s10557-021-07261-4. PMID: 34546452Free PMC Article
Post-pericardiotomy syndrome: insights into neglected postoperative issues.
Maranta F, Cianfanelli L, Grippo R, Alfieri O, Cianflone D, Imazio M
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2022 Feb 18;61(3):505-514. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab449. PMID: 34672331
Primary prevention of post-pericardiotomy syndrome using corticosteroids: a systematic review.
Wamboldt R, Bisleri G, Glover B, Haseeb S, Tse G, Liu T, Baranchuk A
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2018 Jun;16(6):405-412. Epub 2018 May 18 doi: 10.1080/14779072.2018.1475231. PMID: 29745734
Post-pericardiotomy Syndrome.
Tamarappoo BK, Klein AL
Curr Cardiol Rep 2016 Nov;18(11):116. doi: 10.1007/s11886-016-0791-0. PMID: 27761786
The post-pericardiotomy syndrome.
Imazio M
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2012 Jul;18(4):366-74. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32835311a2. PMID: 22487945

Diagnosis

Treatment and Prophylaxis of Post-pericardiotomy Syndrome in Cardiac Surgery Patients: a Systematic Review.
Giacinto O, Minati A, Lusini M, Cardetta F, Saltarocchi S, D'Abramo M, Miraldi F, Chello M
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2023 Aug;37(4):771-779. Epub 2021 Sep 21 doi: 10.1007/s10557-021-07261-4. PMID: 34546452Free PMC Article
Post-pericardiotomy syndrome: insights into neglected postoperative issues.
Maranta F, Cianfanelli L, Grippo R, Alfieri O, Cianflone D, Imazio M
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2022 Feb 18;61(3):505-514. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab449. PMID: 34672331
Cardiac tamponade following post-pericardiotomy syndrome.
Gandhi K, Reinders JSK, Navsaria PH
S Afr J Surg 2021 Sep;59(3):130a-130c. PMID: 34515434
Post-pericardiotomy Syndrome.
Tamarappoo BK, Klein AL
Curr Cardiol Rep 2016 Nov;18(11):116. doi: 10.1007/s11886-016-0791-0. PMID: 27761786
The post-pericardiotomy syndrome.
Imazio M
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2012 Jul;18(4):366-74. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32835311a2. PMID: 22487945

Therapy

Treatment and Prophylaxis of Post-pericardiotomy Syndrome in Cardiac Surgery Patients: a Systematic Review.
Giacinto O, Minati A, Lusini M, Cardetta F, Saltarocchi S, D'Abramo M, Miraldi F, Chello M
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2023 Aug;37(4):771-779. Epub 2021 Sep 21 doi: 10.1007/s10557-021-07261-4. PMID: 34546452Free PMC Article
Post-pericardiotomy syndrome: insights into neglected postoperative issues.
Maranta F, Cianfanelli L, Grippo R, Alfieri O, Cianflone D, Imazio M
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2022 Feb 18;61(3):505-514. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab449. PMID: 34672331
Primary prevention of post-pericardiotomy syndrome using corticosteroids: a systematic review.
Wamboldt R, Bisleri G, Glover B, Haseeb S, Tse G, Liu T, Baranchuk A
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2018 Jun;16(6):405-412. Epub 2018 May 18 doi: 10.1080/14779072.2018.1475231. PMID: 29745734
Post-pericardiotomy Syndrome.
Tamarappoo BK, Klein AL
Curr Cardiol Rep 2016 Nov;18(11):116. doi: 10.1007/s11886-016-0791-0. PMID: 27761786
The post-pericardiotomy syndrome.
Imazio M
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2012 Jul;18(4):366-74. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32835311a2. PMID: 22487945

Prognosis

The low-dose colchicine in patients after non-CABG cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
Pan T, Jiang CY, Zhang H, Han XK, Zhang HT, Jiang XY, Chen W, Wang K, Fan FD, Pan J, Zhou Q, Wang CS, Zhang L, Wang DJ
Crit Care 2023 Feb 7;27(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s13054-023-04341-9. PMID: 36747296Free PMC Article
Do Colchicine and Prednisone Affect the Rate of Recurrence of Post-Pericardiotomy Syndrome.
Freidkin L, Landes U, Schamroth Pravda N, Aravot D, Kornowski R, Iakobishvili Z, Mager A
Isr Med Assoc J 2020 Feb;22(2):79-82. PMID: 32043323
Post-pericardiotomy Syndrome.
Tamarappoo BK, Klein AL
Curr Cardiol Rep 2016 Nov;18(11):116. doi: 10.1007/s11886-016-0791-0. PMID: 27761786
The post-pericardiotomy syndrome.
Imazio M
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2012 Jul;18(4):366-74. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32835311a2. PMID: 22487945
Contemporary features, risk factors, and prognosis of the post-pericardiotomy syndrome.
Imazio M, Brucato A, Rovere ME, Gandino A, Cemin R, Ferrua S, Maestroni S, Barosi A, Simon C, Ferrazzi P, Belli R, Trinchero R, Spodick D, Adler Y
Am J Cardiol 2011 Oct 15;108(8):1183-7. Epub 2011 Jul 26 doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.06.025. PMID: 21798503

Clinical prediction guides

Predictors of post-pericardiotomy syndrome after native valve-sparing aortic valve surgery.
Holst T, Müller L, Abdelmoteleb N, Stock S, Sequeira Gross TM, Girdauskas E
PLoS One 2024;19(6):e0306306. Epub 2024 Jun 28 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306306. PMID: 38941316Free PMC Article
The low-dose colchicine in patients after non-CABG cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
Pan T, Jiang CY, Zhang H, Han XK, Zhang HT, Jiang XY, Chen W, Wang K, Fan FD, Pan J, Zhou Q, Wang CS, Zhang L, Wang DJ
Crit Care 2023 Feb 7;27(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s13054-023-04341-9. PMID: 36747296Free PMC Article
Value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in predicting post-pericardiotomy syndrome after cardiac surgery.
Sevuk U, Bilgic A, Altindag R, Baysal E, Yaylak B, Adiyaman MS, Akkaya S, Ay N, Alp V
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2016 Mar;20(5):906-11. PMID: 27010149
Post-pericardiotomy syndrome in pediatric patients following surgical closure of secundum atrial septal defects: incidence and risk factors.
Heching HJ, Bacha EA, Liberman L
Pediatr Cardiol 2015 Mar;36(3):498-502. Epub 2014 Oct 8 doi: 10.1007/s00246-014-1039-7. PMID: 25293428
Postpericardiotomy syndrome: a proposal for diagnostic criteria.
Imazio M, Brucato A, Ferrazzi P, Spodick DH, Adler Y
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2013 May;14(5):351-3. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328353807d. PMID: 22526225

Recent systematic reviews

Treatment and Prophylaxis of Post-pericardiotomy Syndrome in Cardiac Surgery Patients: a Systematic Review.
Giacinto O, Minati A, Lusini M, Cardetta F, Saltarocchi S, D'Abramo M, Miraldi F, Chello M
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2023 Aug;37(4):771-779. Epub 2021 Sep 21 doi: 10.1007/s10557-021-07261-4. PMID: 34546452Free PMC Article
Pharmacologic treatment of acute and recurrent pericarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials.
Avondo S, Andreis A, Casula M, Biondi-Zoccai G, Imazio M
Panminerva Med 2021 Sep;63(3):314-323. doi: 10.23736/S0031-0808.21.04263-4. PMID: 34738773
Primary prevention of post-pericardiotomy syndrome using corticosteroids: a systematic review.
Wamboldt R, Bisleri G, Glover B, Haseeb S, Tse G, Liu T, Baranchuk A
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2018 Jun;16(6):405-412. Epub 2018 May 18 doi: 10.1080/14779072.2018.1475231. PMID: 29745734
Colchicine for primary prevention of atrial fibrillation after open-heart surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lennerz C, Barman M, Tantawy M, Sopher M, Whittaker P
Int J Cardiol 2017 Dec 15;249:127-137. Epub 2017 Sep 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.08.039. PMID: 28918897
Colchicine in cardiac disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Verma S, Eikelboom JW, Nidorf SM, Al-Omran M, Gupta N, Teoh H, Friedrich JO
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2015 Aug 29;15:96. doi: 10.1186/s12872-015-0068-3. PMID: 26318871Free PMC Article

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