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Constrictive Pericarditis
Definition 1
A heart disorder in which the pericardial sac becomes thickened and fibrotic, tightening the myocardium and impeding the normal myocardial function. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A disorder characterized by a thickened and fibrotic pericardial sac; these fibrotic changes impede normal myocardial function by restricting myocardial muscle action. (NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
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