Curriculum - Constrictive Fibrous Pericarditis I
The parietal pericardium is adherent to the heart with obliteration of the pericardial space. There are focal thickenings of the pericardium and calcification in the segment covering the anterior left ventricle.
Microscopic examination shows dense fibrous tissue with little or no fibroplasia.
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