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Constrictive Pericarditis

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Reduced Cardiac OutputAvoid BradycardiaAvoid HypovolemiaAvoid HypotensionBlood Loss (Excessive)ArrhythmiasDyspneaEdemaHypervolemiaRenal DysfunctionPulmonary HypertensionImmunocompromiseSepsis

Pathophysiology

Constrictive pericarditis is a rigid, fibrotic, sometimes calcified pericardium that encases the heart and prevents diastolic filling. Filling is abruptly limited in mid-to-late diastole, cardiac...

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