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Directory1.comPericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade - Pericarditis and cardiac tamponade are clinical problems involving the potential space surrounding the heart or pericardium. Pericarditis is one cause of fluid accumulation in this potential space; cardiac tamponade is the hemodynamic result of fluid accumulation.The use of limited echocardiography by emergency physicians has enhanced the diagnosis of cardiac tamponade from a variety of causes, including trauma and infectious and noninfectious ...
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Heart Surgery - Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, best in the nation for heart care, specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of pericarditis.
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Pericarditis Definition Pericarditis is an inflammation of the two layers of the thin, sac-like membrane that surrounds the heart
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Chronic pericarditis is inflammation that begins gradually, is long-lasting, and results in fluid accumulation in the pericardial space or thickening of the pericardium.
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A guide to pericarditis.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/pericarditis1.shtml
Acute pericarditis has many potential etiologies and typically presents as sharp central chest pain that worsens with recumbency and is relieved by leaning forward.
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A review of the basic and clinical characteristics of Constrictive Pericarditis, including analysis of surgical treatment and long term outcome.
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Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, often with fluid accumulation. Pericarditis may be caused by many disorders (eg, infection, MI, trauma, tumors, metabolic disorders) but is often idiopathic.
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Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, a membrane that surrounds the heart and its major blood vessels.
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Pericarditis is a condition in which the pericardium becomes inflamed. The pericardium is the thin membrane that covers the heart. It is made up of tissue that is loose enough to allow the heart to move and change in size. Inflammation of the pericardium can cause chest pain.
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