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... Pericarditis is a disorder caused by inflammation of the pericardium, which is the sac-like covering of the heart.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000182.htm#Def...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000182.htm#Definition
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Constrictive pericarditis is long-term (chronic) inflammation of the sac-like covering of the heart (the pericardium) with thickening, scarring, and muscle tightening (contracture). ... Bacterial pericarditis ... Pericarditis after heart attack...
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001103.htm
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Pericarditis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pericarditis is an inflammation ( -itis ) of the pericardium (the fibrous sac surrounding the heart). Pericarditis can be classified according to the composition of the inflammatory exudate. Types ...
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Pericarditis — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of an inflammation of tissue surrounding the heart. ... Pericarditis is a swelling and irritation of the pericardium, the thin sac-like membrane that surrounds your heart. Pericarditis often causes chest pain and sometimes other symptoms.
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/pericarditis/DS00505
www.mayoclinic.com/health/pericarditis/DS00505
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Read about pericarditis, inflammation of the pericardial sac surrounding the heart. Causes of pericarditis include medication reactions, injury from heart attack, heart surgery, trauma; viral or fungal infection, HIV, tumors or cancer, mixed connective tissue disease, metabolic disease. ... What causes pericarditis?
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www.medicinenet.com/pericarditis/article.htm
www.medicinenet.com/pericarditis/article.htm
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; Pericardium and Pericarditis; What is the pericardium? ... Pericarditis (pair"e-kar-DI'tis) is inflammation of the pericardium. The pericardium has an inner and outer layer with a small amount of lubricating fluid between them. When the pericardium becomes inflamed, the amount of fluid between the two layers increases.
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www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4683
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Acute pericarditis has many potential etiologies and typically presents as sharp central chest pain that worsens with recumbency and is relieved by leaning forward. The pathognomonic physical finding of acute pericarditis is the pericardial friction rub, which is usually auscultated along the lower left sternal border.
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www.aafp.org/afp/980215ap/marinell.html
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Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium. It can cause chest pain which increases with breathing and movement. Fluid build up between the heart and the pericardium, or pericardial effusion, can cause pericarditis. ... There are many causes of pericarditis, including infection, kidney failure, metastatic disease,
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www.cardiologychannel.com/pericarditis/index.shtml
www.cardiologychannel.com/pericarditis/index.shtml
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