CHRONIC CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS

CHRONIC CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS Constrictive pericarditis — Constrictive pericarditis is the result of scarring and consequent loss of elasticity of the pericardial sac. The normal pericardium is a fibroelastic sac containing a thin layer of fluid that surrounds the heart. After the absorption of ericardial fluid thereis orga­nization of fibrin, serous...