Methodist Health Care System: Pericarditis
- An explanation as well as causes, symptoms and treatment.
- http://www.methodisthealth.com/cgi-bin/hmdim/home/basic.do?channelId=-1073830829&contentId=1073791228&contentType=HEALTHTOPIC_CONTENT_TYPE
e-medicine - Pericarditis
- Thorough explanation of the clinical diagnosis and management of pericarditis.
- http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic412.htm
American Heart Association
- Gives an explanation for both pericardium and pericarditis. Brief discussion on who gets it, the causes and treatment.
- http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4683
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- A look at acute, chronic, constrictive, adhesive, viral, bacterial, fungal and uremic pericaditis. The causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
- http://www.mssm.edu/cvi/pericarditis.shtml
InteliHealth Condition Center
- A description of pericarditis, the symptoms, what your doctor looks for, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, prognosis and when to call your doctor.
- http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/331/24447.html
Medstudents-Cardiology
- A review of the basic and clinical characteristics of constrictive pericarditis. Including analysis of surgical treatment and long term outcome.
- http://www.medstudents.com.br/cardio/cardio6.htm
Pericardial Disease
- The Merck Manual discusses both acute and chronic pericarditis. Looks at signs, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of both.
- http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section16/chapter209/209b.htm