Dressler's syndrome

noun

A form of pericarditis that occurs in relation to damage to the myocardium or pericardium.

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Meanings

nounDressler's syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural Dressler's syndromes)

plural Dressler's syndromes

  1. countableuncountableA form of pericarditis that occurs in relation to damage to the myocardium or pericardium.

Origin

First characterized by William Dressler at Maimonides Medical Center in 1956.

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