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Constrictive pericarditis

Pericardite constritiva

Category

Definition

Chronic fibrous pericarditis due to the presence of dense fibrous tissue between the parietal and visceral layers of pericardium and neighbouring structures.

Inclusions

  • concretio cordis

Index Terms

Constrictive pericarditispericarditis calculosaHutinel-Pick syndromechronic tamponadechronic pericardial constrictionPick syndrome of heartPick disease of heartconcretio cordiscalcareous pericarditiscalcific constrictive pericarditisEffusive-constrictive pericarditisPericardial calcificationcalcification of pericardiumPericardial pseudocirrhosis of the liverpericarditic pseudocirrhosis