Constrictive Pericarditis: Follow-up

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Further Reading

Keywords

CP, constriction of the cardiac chambers, pericardium, thickened pericardium, pericardial thickening, stiffened pericardium, pericardial stiffening

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John S To, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, Dickinson County Healthcare System
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