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Constrictive Pericarditis and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
The clinical presentation of constrictive pericarditis is similar to that of restrictive cardiomyopathy: predominantly signs of systemic venous congestion and less pronounced signs of low cardiac output. The distinction between these two diagnoses is difficult but very important because constrictive…