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Pericarditis is a condition where the thin sac around the heart, the pericardium, becomes inflamed. The inflammation can cause fluid to build up around the heart keeping it from pumping blood effectively.

Assessment of blood pressure in the legs is a basic element of vascular testing. This confirms adequate blood pressure to the legs, feet, and toes.

Although the pulmonic valve is the least common valve to need intervention in adults, it is the most common valve to require intervention in adults born with congenital heart disease.