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Revision as of 15:13, 1 August 2011

Template:Pericardial constriction Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

History

The clinical history of pericardial constriction cannot be solely used to make a diagnosis due to the multiple symptoms this disease presents. The symptoms may not be recognizable to the patients considering they develop slowly and over time. The early symptoms of pericardial constriction are often more consistent with liver disease and the patient may be erroneously referred for imaging studies of the liver.

Symptoms

Symptoms of chronic constrictive pericarditis include:

Sources

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001103.htm

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