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Pericarditis - After Heart Attack
Alternate Names : Dressler's Syndrome, Post-Cardiac Injury Syndrome, Postcardiotomy Pericarditis, Post-MI Pericarditis
Today's Top News Stories | • | Another Study Warns of Risk From Cardiac Surgery Drug - Dec 02, 2008, 19:00
Patients given Trasylol have a higher death risk, data review finds. | • | Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 2, 2008 - Dec 02, 2008, 09:47
- Sarcoma
- Surgery
- Lower Back Pain
| • | Rapid Response Teams Don't Cut Hospital Heart Attacks, Death Rates - Dec 02, 2008, 16:00
Money may be better spent in other areas, experts say. | • | Scientists Report Mental 'Body-Swapping' - Dec 02, 2008, 17:00
In experiments, people felt physical sensation when a mannequin's body was touched. | • | High Salt Levels Common in Many Foods - Dec 02, 2008, 12:00
Cereals, licorice, pancakes, among other products, home to sodium, study says. |
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Pericardium
Today's Top News Stories | • | Another Study Warns of Risk From Cardiac Surgery Drug - Dec 02, 2008, 19:00
Patients given Trasylol have a higher death risk, data review finds. | • | Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 2, 2008 - Dec 02, 2008, 09:47
- Sarcoma
- Surgery
- Lower Back Pain
| • | Rapid Response Teams Don't Cut Hospital Heart Attacks, Death Rates - Dec 02, 2008, 16:00
Money may be better spent in other areas, experts say. | • | Scientists Report Mental 'Body-Swapping' - Dec 02, 2008, 17:00
In experiments, people felt physical sensation when a mannequin's body was touched. | • | High Salt Levels Common in Many Foods - Dec 02, 2008, 12:00
Cereals, licorice, pancakes, among other products, home to sodium, study says. |
The pericardium is a thin double-layered sac which encloses the heart. Fluid is contained within the layers and lubricates the constantly rubbing surfaces.
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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Cardiac Tamponade
• Heart Attack
• Heart Failure
• Pericarditis
• Pleural Effusion
• Pulmonary Edema
Tests & Exams
• CBC
• Chest MRI
• Chest X-Ray
• ECG
• Echocardiogram
• ESR
• Pericardiocentesis
• Thoracic CT
• WBC Count
Surgery & Procedures
• Open Heart Surgery
Other Topics
• Breathing Difficulty
• Chest Pain
• Chronic
• Cough
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Heart Murmurs and Other Sounds
• Immune Response
• Malaise
• Pain Medications
• Stress and Anxiety
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