Pediheart Podcast #368: All About Pericardial Effusion Following Congenital Heart Surgery

This week we review a recent large scale PHIS database study on pericardial effusion following congenital heart surgery. Which operations other than ASD are most highly associated with the development of an effusion? What might be some approaches both surgically and medically to reduce the chances of these developing or requiring intervention? What are the implications of a pericardial effusion after surgery? How many require readmission for this complication? Dr. Mario O'Connor, who is a congenital heart surgical research fellow at UT Austin, shares his insights into his recent publication. DOI: 10.1177/21501351251322876

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Pediheart Podcast #368: All About Pericardial Effusion Following Congenital Heart Surgery is an episode from Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today by Robert Pass.

This episode is 26:23 long.

This episode was published on Jan 9, 2026.

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