Common causes of constrictive pericarditis include prior heart surgery, a history of radiation therapy, infections such as tuberculosis, chest injury, and other possible factors. Constrictive ...

Constrictive pericarditis is a rare disorder that occurs when the thin sac that surrounds and protects the heart becomes stiff and thick, limiting the heart’s ability to pump blood. Symptoms may ...

Pericardiectomy should not be considered for constrictive physiology that presents with relatively new-onset symptoms/signs. Empirical treatment of acute idiopathic/viral pericarditis and ...

Since acute idiopathic/viral pericarditis is a common cause of transient CP, ST elevation and PR segment depression in all derivations except a VR and V 1, and diffuse T wave negativity may be ...

Pericarditis is inflammation of the lining around the heart that can cause pain and is often caused by a viral infection. It can be treated with anti-inflammatory medication and rest, but more severe ...

If pericarditis persists for more than three months, then it is called chronic pericarditis. Constrictive pericarditis (CP) (hardness of the pericardium tissue through scarring) and chronic effusive ...

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Acute pericarditis is inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart that develops suddenly and causes sharp chest pain. The cause is usually a viral or bacterial infection. The condition is ...

Pericarditis is the swelling or inflammation that occurs in the pericardium. Pericardium is the lining membrane that is found surrounding the human heart. This inflammation causes mild to severe chest ...