Pericardial disease
- Constrictive pericarditis: definition, causes, diagnosis & echocardiographyConstrictive pericarditis is the result of chronic inflammation of the pericardium. In principle, all causes of pericarditis can result in constrictive…
- Pericardial Effusion & Cardiac tamponadeA long series of conditions can affect the pericardium pericardium. The most common of these are acute pericarditis perimyocarditis, constrictive…
Cardiac tumors
Cardiac tumors are rare. They can occur anywhere in the heart or surrounding tissue. Tumors can be localized in the myocardium, pericardium, perivalvular…
Constrictive pericarditis: definition, causes, diagnosis & echocardiography
Constrictive pericarditis is the result of chronic inflammation of the pericardium. In principle, all causes of pericarditis can result in constrictive…