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Surgical Treatment of Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis

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A detailed historical account of the anatomy of the pericardium, relevant clinical signs of various pericardial diseases, diagnostic modalities, and evolution of surgical treatment of pericardial diseases by various contributors across the globe have been highlighted.

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Chowdhury, U.K., Sankhyan, L.K. (2023). History. In: Surgical Treatment of Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5808-5_2

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