Assertion: pericarditis's cause | /r/HasProperty | cardiothoracic surgery
Facets:
value: in patients
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The top 3 causes of constrictive pericarditis are idiopathic (presumably viral), cardiothoracic surgery, and radiation therapy, which, according to one study, are responsible for 46%, 37%, and 9% of cases of constrictive pericarditis, respectively (in patients who underwent surgical therapy of their constriction).