Pericarditis

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Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Pathophysiology
Causes
HIV
Post MI
Dressler's syndrome
Post-pericardiotomy
Radiation
Tuberculosis
Uremia
Malignancy
Differentiating Pericarditis from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Pericardial Effusion
Cardiac Tamponade
Constrictive Pericarditis
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Study of Choice
History and Symptoms
Physical Examination
Laboratory Findings
Electrocardiogram
X-ray
Echocardiography and Ultrasound
CT scan
MRI
Other Imaging Findings
Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy
Surgery
Pericardiocentesis
Pericardial Window
Pericardial Stripping
Treatment Related Videos
Primary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy
Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
Case #1
Pericarditis On the Web
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] Homa Najafi, M.D.[3]

Causes

HIV | Post-MI | Post-pericardiotomy | Radiation | Tuberculosis | Uremia | Malignancy

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Pericardial Effusion | Cardiac Tamponade | Constrictive Pericarditis

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Electrocardiogram | EKG Examples | Chest X Ray | MRI | CT | Echocardiography | Other Imaging Findings

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Pericardiocentesis | Pericardial Window | Pericardial Stripping | Treatment Related Videos

Case Studies

Case #1

Related Chapters

• Chylopericardium
• Congenital absence of the pericardium
• Hemopericardium
• Pneumopericardium
• Pericardial effusion
• Pericardial window
• Cardiac tamponade
• Constrictive pericarditis
• Pericardial sac
• Pericardial friction rub
• Pericardiectomy
• Pericardiocentesis
• Pericardium

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