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Also PCI. Any procedure that is performed to widen the lumen of an obstructed coronary artery and involves passing a catheter through the skin and...

An abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pericardial cavity. In most cases pericarditis is the cause of the effusion. Other causes are cancer, injury to...

Inflammation of the pericardium. It can cause chest pain and accumulation of fluid around the heart (pericardial effusion). There are many causes of pericarditis, including...

The membrane that encloses the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels....