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Figure 5 Causes of transient and nontransient constrictive pericarditis. Comparison of etiologic factors in transient constrictive physiology with those reported in a recent study of 135 patients requiring pericardiectomy for treatment of constrictive pericarditis from 1985 through 1995 at Mayo Clinic (11). CV = cardiovascular; CVD = collagen vascular disease.
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