constrictive pericarditis

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constrictive pericarditis [kən′strik·div per·i‚kär′dīd·əs]

(medicine)

Inflammation and fibrosis of the pericardium resulting in constriction of the heart and restriction of contraction and blood flow. Also known as Pick's disease.

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Needle embolus causing cardiac puncture and chronic constrictive pericarditis.

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On January 12, 1998, the patient had signs of constrictive pericarditis and small bilateral pleural effusions.

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