The pericardium is the layer that surrounds the heart. The pericardium has two layers that work to lubricate the heart, protect it, and prevent it from filling up with too much blood. When this layer ...

Pericardial disease are conditions that affect your pericardium. Your pericardium is a flexible, two-layered sac that surrounds your heart. Your pericardium contains your heart in your chest wall. It ...

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