Constrictive pericarditis

What it means

Presence of a thickened, fibrotic pericardium that forms a non-compliant shell around the heart, and resulting from chronic inflammation of the pericardium.

Rare diseases that can present with this3

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category