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Overview of Pericardial Disease
Acute Pericarditis
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Tests for the cause of pericarditis
Treatment
Anti-inflammatory medications
Treating the underlying disorder
Surgical treatment
Prognosis
Chronic Pericarditis
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Chronic constrictive pericarditis
Myocarditis
Causes
Giant cell myocarditis
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Diagnosis of cause
Treatment