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The doctors in Europe want to do an open heart surgery on my mother claiming that the pericardium thickened over the years due to some untreated viral infections in the past, and now the heart is not functioning well and she is diagnosed with congestive heart failure. How successful those surgeries are and what is the recovery time,? She is 68 years old and all her medical problems are and have been related to her heart in the past.Thank you..Monika
Gender: FemaleAge: 48
Greetings Monika.
The surgery is called pericardiectomy. The results of the surgery are excellent and most of the patients recover within 2-3 weeks.
Please feel free for your follow up questions.
Dr. Arun
Doctor (MD)
MBBS, MS (General Surgery), Fellowship in Sports Medicine
Thank you..speedy response and you just put my mind at ease!!! You are the first person who actually put a name to the procedure!! thanks again!M.
You are most welcome.
Best wishes and kindest regards,