| constrictive pericarditis | <pathology> Chronic inflammation of the pericardial sac (pericarditis) can lead to scarring and fibrosis of the pericardium. Due to this process, the pericardium can interfere with the hearts ability to pump blood into the systemic circulation. Causes include tuberculosis infection, radiation therapy, cardiac surgery, viral infection or autoimmune disease. Symptoms are those of right-sided congestive heart failure. Surgery to cut the pericardium may be necessary. Complications include cardiac tamponade and pulmonary oedema. See: pericardial sac. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| chronic constrictive pericarditis | Tuberculous or other infection of the pericardium, with thickening of the membrane and constriction of the cardiac chambers. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| constrictive bronchiolitis | Obliteration of bronchioles by scarring following bronchiolitis obliterans. Compare: proliferative bronchiolitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| constrictive endocarditis | Thickening of the endocardium due to inflammation of any origin that restricts the diastolic relaxation of one or both ventricles producing diastolic ventricular failure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acute fibrinous pericarditis | The usual lesion of acute pericarditis in which inflammation produces large quantities of fibrin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adhesive pericarditis | Pericarditis with adhesions between the two pericardial layers, between the pericardium and heart, or between the pericardium and neighboring structures. Synonym: adherent pericardium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bacterial pericarditis | Pericarditis produced by bacterial infection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carcinomatous pericarditis | Pericarditis due to infiltration of carcinomatous cells, usually from surrounding structures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| viral pericarditis | Pericarditis due to a viral infection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pericarditis | <pathology> Inflammation of the pericardium. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pericarditis calculosa | Pericardial calcification owing to antecedent pericarditis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pericarditis epistenocardica | Pericarditis accompanying transmural myocardial infarction and limited to the area over the infarct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pericarditis obliterans | Inflammation of the pericardium leading to adhesion of the two layers, obliterating the sac. See: adhesive pericarditis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pericarditis sicca | Fibrinous pericarditis without significant pericardial effusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pericarditis, tuberculous | Infection of the pericardium with tubercle bacilli. This condition arises by contiguous extension of tuberculous lesions of the hilar or mediastinal lymph nodes or by pleuropulmonary tuberculosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pericarditis villosa | Acute pericarditis with fibrinous exudate. See: bread-and-butter pericardium. Synonym: hairy heart, pericarditis villosa, shaggy pericardium. (05 Mar 2000) |