Pericardial disease
Chapters in Pericardial disease.
- Constrictive pericarditis: definition, causes, diagnosis & echocardiographyConstrictive pericarditis: the end stage of pericardial inflammation Constrictive pericarditis is the result of chronic inflammation of the pericardium. In principle, all causes…
- Pericardial Effusion & Cardiac tamponadePericardial diseases: effusion and tamponade A long series of conditions can affect the pericardium (pericardium). The most common of these are acute pericarditis…
Cardiac tumors
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 (adjacent…
Constrictive pericarditis: definition, causes, diagnosis & echocardiography
Constrictive pericarditis: the end stage of pericardial inflammation Constrictive pericarditis is the result of chronic inflammation of the pericardium. In principle, all causes…