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Pericardium and Constrictive Pericarditis
The Pericardium History The earliest descriptions of the pericardium date back to Hippocrates (460 to 377 bc ). Galen ( ad 129 to 210) described the protective function of the pericardium and also reported a pericardial effusion in animals. Avenzoar…