Armored heart as an image of constrictive pericarditis - a review of the literature

• Main Authors: Wojciech Wokurka (Author), Agata Węgrzyniak (Author), Dominik Drobek (Author), Aleksandra Winiarz (Author), Paula Szlendak (Author), Katarzyna Toś (Author), Kacper Wojtala (Author), Michał Turek (Author), Katarzyna Wąsala (Author), Sylwia Grosman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kazimierz Wielki University, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Pericarditis is diagnosed among 5% patients hospitalized due to chest pain. It is included in pericardial syndromes together with constrictive pericarditis, pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. There are many documented etiological factors leading to pericarditis, most commonly...