See Also: constrictive pericarditis(medicine)
Constrictive Pericarditis(health)
chronic constrictive pericarditis(medicine)
constrictive endocarditis(medicine)
constrictive bronchiolitis(medicine)
Pericarditis(medicine)
dry pericarditis(medicine)
Pericarditis(health)
pericarditis obliterans(medicine)
pericarditis calculosa(medicine)

Constrictive Pericarditis (health)


The pericardium is the sac around the heart. In some patients, this sac can become inflamed and scarred. If this scarring process produces a contracture or shrinkage of the pericardium, it can prevent the heart from filling to its full extent. This disease is known as constrictive pericarditis.