Constrictive pericarditis
- definition: chronic condition in which a rigid pericardium disables normal filling of heart with blood [1];
- 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 [1];
- 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)
- Infectious endocarditis
- Myocarditis
Source
- BENEŠ, Jiří. Study materials [online]. ©2007. [cit. 2010]. <http://jirben.wz.cz>.
