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This includes extracting fluid from the pericardium or ordering a biopsy of pericardial tissue. A pericardial biopsy involves extracting a small amount of tissue. Samples are sent off for testing.

Pericardial Adipose Tissue Regulates Granulopoiesis, Fibrosis and Cardiac Function After Myocardial Infarction. Circulation , 2017; CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028833 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028833 ...

More information: Michael Horckmans et al. Pericardial Adipose Tissue Regulates Granulopoiesis, Fibrosis and Cardiac Function After Myocardial Infarction, Circulation (2017). DOI: 10.1161 ...