Atlas of Pathos Chapter 6

• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids • Antibacterial, antifungal, or antiviral therapy • Partial or total pericardectomy

• Diuretics • Pericardiocentesis

C a r d i o v a s c u l a r D i s o r d e r s

TISSUE CHANGES IN PERICARDITIS

Normal heart wall

Myocardium Epicardium

Parietal pericardium Fibrous pericardium Endocardium

Pericarditis

Myocardium Epicardium Fibrous pericardium Endocardium

Inflamed parietal pericardium

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