Constrictive pericarditis


 * definition: chronic condition in which a rigid pericardium disables normal filling of heart with blood ;
 * consequence: decreased cardiac output and significant blood congestion in the liver;
 * clinical image: shortness of breath, fatigue, later swelling of lower limbs, ascites, anorexia, weight loss, dyspepsia ;
 * in children it is very rare, in the past it was often connected with tbc inflammation;
 * it is very difficult to distinguish this disability from restrictive cardiomyopathy.

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 * Pericarditis (Internal Medicine)
 * Pericarditis (Pediatrics)
 * Pericarditis (Pathology)
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