Pericarditis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Homa Najafi, M.D.[2]Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]

Synonyms and keywords:acute pericarditis, chronic pericarditis, idiopathic pericarditis, recurrent pericarditis, chronic effusive pericarditis, chronic constrictive pericarditis, inflammation of the pericardium, pericardial inflammation, inflammation of the pericardial sac, serous pericarditis, purulent pericarditis, hemorrhagic pericarditis, fibrinous pericarditis, caseous pericarditis, bacterial pericarditis, viral pericarditis, fungal pericarditis, parasitic pericarditis, autoimmune pericarditis, neoplastic pericarditis, metabolic pericarditis, traumatic pericarditis, iatrogenic pericarditis, drug-related pericarditis, postoperative pericarditis, post-operative pericarditis, post-surgery pericarditis, postsurgery pericarditis, acute recurrent pericarditis, radiation induced pericarditis, radiation-induced pericarditis, uremic pericarditis, radiation induced constrictive pericarditis, children pericarditis, pericarditis in children

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Pericardial Effusion | Cardiac Tamponade | Constrictive Pericarditis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Electrocardiogram | EKG Examples | Chest X Ray | MRI | CT | Echocardiography | Other Imaging Findings

Medical Therapy | Pericardiocentesis | Pericardial Window | Pericardial Stripping | Treatment Related Videos

Case #1

• Chylopericardium
• Congenital absence of the pericardium
• Hemopericardium
• Pneumopericardium
• Pericardial effusion
• Pericardial window
• Cardiac tamponade
• Constrictive pericarditis
• Pericardial sac
• Pericardial friction rub
• Pericardiectomy
• Pericardiocentesis
• Pericardium

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