Pericarditis, Constrictive
"Pericarditis, Constrictive" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Inflammation of the PERICARDIUM that is characterized by the fibrous scarring and adhesion of both serous layers, the VISCERAL PERICARDIUM and the PARIETAL PERICARDIUM leading to the loss of pericardial cavity. The thickened pericardium severely restricts cardiac filling. Clinical signs include FATIGUE, muscle wasting, and WEIGHT LOSS.
| Descriptor ID |
D010494
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.720.595
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| Concept/Terms |
Pericarditis, Constrictive- Pericarditis, Constrictive
- Constrictive Pericarditis
- Constrictive Pericarditides
- Pericarditides, Constrictive
Pick Disease of Heart- Pick Disease of Heart
- Pick's Disease of Heart
- Heart Pick's Disease
- Pick Disease, Heart
- Picks Disease, Heart
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