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Pericardium

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  1. See Also
    1. Pericarditis
    2. Pericarditis Causes
    3. Pericardial Effusion
    4. Cardiac Tamponade
  2. Definition
    1. Fibrous sac surrounding the heart and base of vena cava and aorta
    2. Normally contains up to 50 ml of serous fluid

Disorder of pericardium (C0265122)

ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9423.9
EnglishDisease of pericardium, Disorder of pericardium, Pericardial disorder, Pericardial Disorders, Unspecified disease of pericardium
Spanishenfermedad del pericardio, pericardiopatia, trastorno del pericardio, trastorno pericardico
Parent ConceptsHeart Diseases (C0018799), Other pericardial disease (C0340442), Cardiovascular Diseases (C0007222), Mediastinal Diseases (C0025061), Pericardial finding (C0577813)
SourcesCST, ICD9CM, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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