Pericarditis

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Related chapters: pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade, constrictive pericarditis

Causes

 * Specific causes: Tuberculous pericarditis | Uremic pericarditis | Radiation induced pericarditis | HIV induced pericarditis | Pericarditis in malignancy

Diagnosis

 * History and Symptoms | Physical Examination |  Lab Studies | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray |  MRI | CT | Echocardiography | Other imaging findings

Treatment

 * Medical: Medical Treatment


 * Surgical: Pericardiocentesis | Pericardial window | Pericardial Stripping for Constrictive Pericarditis | Treatment Related Videos | Complications

Case Studies

 * Case #1

Other Disorders of the Pericardium

 * Chylopericardium | Congenital absence of the pericardium | Hemopericardium | Pneumopericardium | Pericardial effusion