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Other Names for Pericarditis
- Idiopathic pericarditis. This term refers to pericarditis with no known cause.
- Acute pericarditis.
- Chronic pericarditis.
- Chronic effusive pericarditis and chronic constrictive pericarditis. These are forms of chronic pericarditis.
- Recurrent pericarditis.
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