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pericard- (pericardio-) combining form denoting the pericardium.

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	The potential role of the pericardium on diastolic filling in endurance-trained athletes under conditions of physiological stress.(SYMPOSIUM) Magazine article from: Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...body of evidence suggesting that the pericardium plays an important role in modulating...Specifically, we discuss the effects of the pericardium on left ventricular filling and compliance...evidence to support the contention that the pericardium is capable of adaptation in response...
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	Pericardium may not be ideal calibration reference. Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week; 12/27/2004; 558 words ; ...com & NewsRx.net) -- Is pericardium a suitable calibration reference in...research from Taiwan, "To evaluate if pericardium is a suitable calibration reference...the calibrated IBS intensity of the pericardium presented a rather wide range of variation...
	MacroPore CardioWrap earns FDA nod for pericardium repair. Newspaper article from: Medical Device Daily; 9/11/2003; 700+ words ; ...MacroPore CardioWrap earns FDA nod for pericardium repair By HOLLAND JOHNSON Medical Device...film indicated for the repair of the pericardium, the protective sac that surrounds...procedure where the surgeon is removing the pericardium and he wants a pericardium replacement...
	Surgical treatment of emphysema using bovine pericardium strips. (Home Study Program article) Magazine article from: AORN Journal; 2/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...reduction surgery (LVRS) using bovine pericardium strips is a surgical treatment option...reduced by the use of overlapping bovine pericardium strips to buttress staple lines...reinforcing surgical staple lines with bovine pericardium strips, thereby significantly reducing...
	Review describes the pericardium and dynamic interactions with the heart. Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 12/8/2004; 661 words ; ...Current Problems in Cardiology, "The pericardium envelopes the cardiac chambers and under...right cardiac outputs. Because the pericardium is non-compliant, conditions that...may result from primary disease of the pericardium itself (tamponade or constriction...
	Inflammation of pericardium may throw off heart's rhythm Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 8/13/1990; ; 498 words ; ...there any lasting effects? A. The pericardium is the enveloping tissue around the...after the inflammation ends, the pericardium is left stiffened and scarred, less...deficiency. Sometimes, removing the pericardium altogether permits a resumption of proper...
	Cytocompatibility of calf pericardium treated by glutaraldehyde and by the acyl azide methods in an organotypic culture model Newspaper article from: Biomedical Materials; 11/1/1995; 389 words ; ...optimal for thermal stabilisation of the pericardium with a denaturation temperature (Td...Td --- 85. i degrees celcius). Pericardium treated in this way was, however...cytocompatibility of acyl azide- and GTA-treated pericardium were determined in vitro by an organotypic...
	FDA has Granted HUD Humanitarian Use Device Designation to ITGI's Pericardium Covered Stents, Over and Under and Aneugraft, for Treatment of Perforations and Dissections of Native Coronary Arteries and Saphenous Vein Grafts. Newspaper article from: Blood Weekly; 5/14/2009; 639 words ; ...to Over and Under(R) and Aneugraft(R) Pericardium Covered Stents for treatment of perforations...emergency situations such as perforations. About Pericardium Covered Stents Pericardium Covered Stents are unique stents covered with...
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	pericardium Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology pericardium ( pericardial membrane ) The membrane...containing the vertebrate heart. The pericardium holds the heart in position while allowing...tough outer fibrous layer ( fibrous pericardium ) and the more delicate serous pericardium...
	Pericardiocentesis Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer ...procedure in which fluid is removed from the pericardium, the sac that surrounds the heart. Purpose The pericardium normally contains only a few milliliters...to develop. Spread of cancer to the pericardium is a frequent cause of pericardial effusions...
	Pericardial Effusion Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer ...collection that develops between the pericardium, the lining of the heart, and the...surrounds the heart is called the pericardium. Normally, only a few milliliters of fluid sit between the pericardium and the muscle of the heart. Any...
	Pericarditis Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. ...heart. This membrane is called the pericardium, so the term pericarditis means inflammation of the pericardium. Description Pericarditis is fairly...kidney failure may also affect the pericardium. Sometimes the cause is unknown...
	Cardiac Tamponade Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. ...heart is surrounded by a sac called the pericardium. When this sac becomes filled with...symptoms Fluid can collect inside the pericardium and compress the heart when the kidneys...remove waste from the blood, when the pericardium swells from unknown causes, from infection...