Svensk definition
Hjärtsäcksinflammation (perikardit) med förkalkning i perikardvätskan.
Pericarditis, Constrictive
Konstruktiv hjärtsäcksinflammation
Engelsk definition
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.
Svenska synonymer
Pansarhjärta — Konstruktiv perikardit
Engelska synonymer
Constrictive Pericarditis — Constrictive Pericarditides — Pericarditides, Constrictive — Pick Disease of Heart — Pick's Disease of Heart — Heart Pick's Disease — Pick Disease, Heart — Picks Disease, Heart