A risk scoring system comprised of right heart failure findings and the New York Heart Association functional classification parameters to predict mortality associated with pericardiectomies


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Aksoyek A., Demirbag A. E., Babaroglu S., Parlar A. İ., Bahar I. G., Catav Z., ...More

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.23, no.3, pp.454-462, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

Abstract

Background: This study aims to develop an easy and feasible risk scoring system by using right heart failure findings as well as New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification to predict the early and overall mortality rates in pericardiectomy.