Constrictive pericarditis

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Background

  • Thickened, inelastic pericardium restricts cardiac filling
  • Includes chronic constrictive pericarditis (more than 3-6 months; most common), transient constrictive pericarditis, and effusive-constrictive pericarditis

Etiologies