Pericarditis 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 ...
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What is the pericardium The pericardium (pair ...
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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 Back to Diseases and Conditions he pericardium is a sac of tough fibrous tissue that envelops the heart and the roots of the blood vessels which enter and leave the heart. The small amount of lubricating fluid (approximately 30 ml) contained in the sac and the sac's incomplete attachment to the heart allow the heart to move within it. Pericarditis is the name given to a variety of ...
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A disorder caused by inflammation of the pericardium, the sac-like covering of the heart...
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