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  • Title: Early complications. Cardiac complications.
    Author: Asamura H.
    Journal: Chest Surg Clin N Am; 1999 Aug; 9(3):527-41, vii-viii. PubMed ID: 10459428.
    Abstract:
    Cardiopulmonary complications developing after pneumonectomy are described. Arrhythmias are seen in about 25% of patients undergoing pneumonectomy, and supraventricular tachyarrhythmias are common. To date, the efficacy of medical prophylaxis has not yet been defined. Postpneumonectomy heart failure shares a common cause with postpneumonectomy edema. Cardiac herniation with subsequent torsion is a rare but fatal complication after pneumonectomy. Early recognition and prophylaxis are always crucial.
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