Since acute idiopathic/viral pericarditis is a common cause of transient CP, ST elevation and PR segment depression in all derivations except a VR and V 1, and diffuse T wave negativity may be ...

Common causes of constrictive pericarditis include prior heart surgery, a history of radiation therapy, infections such as tuberculosis, chest injury, and other possible factors. Constrictive ...

Constrictive pericarditis is a rare disorder that occurs when the thin sac that surrounds and protects the heart becomes stiff and thick, limiting the heart’s ability to pump blood. Symptoms may ...

The most-common aetiologies of constrictive pericarditis in developed countries are cardiac surgery and idiopathic pericarditis, whereas in developing countries with high tuberculosis prevalence, ...

Constrictive pericarditis is long-term, or chronic, inflammation of the pericardium. The pericardium is the sac-like membrane that surrounds the heart. Inflammation in this part of the heart causes ...