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What causes a big liver in constrictive pericarditis?
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Passive congestion: High right sided pressures caused by the constiction cause blood pressue in the hepatic vein to be high, causing the liver to swell from passive congestion.
Answered 1/9/2015
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Constrictive pericar: Causes a decrease of inflow of blood into the right atrium and right ventricle so blood backs up into the liver.
Answered 5/15/2014
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