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Fluid can also build up around the heart without inflammation, such as from bleeding, related to a cancer or after chest trauma. Pericardial effusion can put ...
The amount of fluid buildup; The cause of pericardial effusion; The presence or risk of cardiac tamponade. Medications. If you don't have cardiac ...
Pericarditis ; Acute pericarditis · Recurrent pericarditis ; Fluid buildup around the heart, also called pericardial effusion. · Thickening and scarring of the ...
Learn the symptoms, causes and treatment of excess fluid around the heart.
Learn how heart doctors evaluate and treat people with pericarditis, pericardial effusion, constrictive pericarditis and pericardial cysts.
Fluid buildup in the sac around the heart (pericardial effusion). A collection of fluid in the sac that contains the heart can cause heart enlargement that ...
Cardiac tamponade. Swelling of the pericardium can cause fluid to build up in the sac. The fluid can put pressure on the heart. · Constrictive pericarditis.
If pericarditis causes fluid buildup around the heart, a surgery or other procedure may be needed to drain the fluid. Surgeries or other procedures to treat ...
Pericardial constriction is a heart condition ... Under normal circumstances, it contains a small amount of fluid that helps lubricate the heart as it moves.
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