 Pericarditis, Constrictive
"Pericarditis, Constrictive" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Inflammation of the PERICARDIUM that is characterized by the fibrous scarring and adhesion of both serous layers, the VISCERAL PERICARDIUM and the PARIETAL PERICARDIUM leading to the loss of pericardial cavity. The thickened pericardium severely restricts cardiac filling. Clinical signs include FATIGUE, muscle wasting, and WEIGHT LOSS.
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D010494
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.720.595
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| Concept/Terms |
Pericarditis, Constrictive- Pericarditis, Constrictive
- Constrictive Pericarditis
- Constrictive Pericarditides
- Pericarditides, Constrictive
Pick Disease of Heart- Pick Disease of Heart
- Pick's Disease of Heart
- Heart Pick's Disease
- Pick Disease, Heart
- Picks Disease, Heart
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pericarditis, Constrictive" by people in Profiles.
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Helwani MA, Alber S, DeWet CJ, Zoller JK. Intraoperative Assessment of Hepatic Vein Tracings in Constrictive Pericarditis During Surgical Pericardiectomy. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Apr; 34(4):1099-1102.
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Yusuf SW, Hassan SA, Mouhayar E, Negi SI, Banchs J, O'Gara PT. Pericardial disease: a clinical review. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2016; 14(4):525-39.
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Ahlgren B, Reece B, Salcedo E, Seres T. Constrictive pericarditis with a calcific mass invading into the right ventricular myocardium. Echocardiography. 2013 Jan; 30(1):E4-6.
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Rajab TK, Maurice M, Munyana J, Robinson B. Pericardiectomy causing abdominal hernia incarceration. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 Dec; 13(6):650-2.
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Hawkins S, Rausch CM, McCanta AC. Constrictive pericarditis secondary to infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2011 Feb; 23(1):126-9.
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Kumpe DA, Jaffe RB, Waldmann TA, Weinstein MA. Constrictive pericarditis and protein losing enteropathy. An imitator of intestinal lymphangiectasis. Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med. 1975 Jul; 124(3):365-73.
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