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Pericardial Diseases

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The pericardium is a fibroelastic sac that is made up of two layers (visceral and parietal), between which is contained 15–50°cc of fluid [1]. Acute pericarditis is the result of acute inflammation of the pericardium with or without associated pericardial effusion. About 90% of cases of acute pericarditis are idiopathic or viral; other causes include uremia, collagen vascular diseases, neoplasm, and inflammation after acute myocardial infarction or pericardial injury.

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  1. Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA

    Steven Hollenberg

  2. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of Section of Cardiology Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA

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Hollenberg, S., Heitner, S. (2012). Pericardial Diseases. In: Cardiology in Family Practice. Current Clinical Practice, vol 1. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-385-1_7

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