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 pericarditis - Definition 

Pericarditis (674 bytes)
1: '''Pericarditis''' is [[inflammation]] of the [[pericardium]].
15: The treatment in viral or idiopathic pericarditis is with [[non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug]]s...

Constrictive pericarditis (3516 bytes)
1: In physiology, '''constrictive pericarditis''' is due to a thickened, fibrotic [[pericardium]...
5: In many cases, constrictive pericarditis is a late sequela of an inflammatory condition of...
7: Almost half the cases of constrictive pericarditis in the developing world are idiopathic in origin....
9: Causes of constrictive pericarditis include:
12: * Post Viral Pericarditis

Dressler's syndrome (1339 bytes)
1: '''Dressler's syndrome''' is [[pericarditis]] that occurs in the setting of injury to the [[h...
5: ...dial infarction syndrome''' and '''postcardiotomy pericarditis'''.
7: ...m the much more common post myocardial infarction pericarditis that occurs in 17 to 25 percent of cases of acute...
17: ...FM, Flessas AP, Spodick DH. Infarction-associated pericarditis. Rarity of diagnostic electrocardiogram. N Engl J...

Pericardiocentesis (351 bytes)
3: Indications include [[cardiac tamponade]] and [[pericarditis]].

Kussmaul's sign (993 bytes)
9: * [[Constrictive pericarditis]]

Pericardium (1445 bytes)
8: [[Pericarditis]] is [[inflammation]] of the pericardium. It can ...

Coxsackie virus (1966 bytes)
19: ...so cause infectious [[myocarditis]], infectious [[pericarditis]], and [[pleurodynia]].

Chronic renal failure (1976 bytes)
12: ... high likelihood of developing [[thrombosis]]). [[Pericarditis]] occurs at an increased rate in CRF patients.

Myocarditis (4631 bytes)
13: ... symptoms that suggest concurrent myocarditis and pericarditis.

Jugular venous pressure (2268 bytes)
12: * [[Constrictive pericarditis]]

Cardiology (6918 bytes)
68: * [[Pericarditis]]
70: * [[Constrictive pericarditis]]
121: * [[Pericarditis]]

Still's disease (2658 bytes)
8: ...ung]]s ([[pleuritis]]) or around the [[heart]] ([[pericarditis]]) with occasional fluid accumulation around thes...

Familial Mediterranean fever (5915 bytes)
8: ...he [[pericardium]]). Pleuritis occurs in 40%, but pericarditis is rare.

Polyarteritis nodosa (2693 bytes)
16: ...e, and inflammation of the sack around the heart (pericarditis).

Thymoma (3640 bytes)
10: ...associations that have been reported are: [[acute pericarditis]], [[Addison's disease]], [[agranulocytosis]], [[...

Smallpox vaccine (3848 bytes)
9: ...ose vaccinated suffered heart problems, notably [[pericarditis]] and [[myocarditis]].

Rheumatic fever (3933 bytes)
59: *[[Pericarditis]]

Ascites (4073 bytes)
40: * Constrictive pericarditis

Lupus erythematosus (9594 bytes)
22: ...inflammation of various parts of the [[heart]]: [[pericarditis]], [[myocarditis]] and [[endocarditis]]. There ma...
47: ...flammation of the membrane around the lungs) or [[pericarditis]] (inflammation of the membrane around the heart)

Reiter's syndrome (4800 bytes)
18: ...estations including [[aortic regurgitation]]and [[pericarditis]].

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