Pericardiectomy should not be considered for constrictive physiology that presents with relatively new-onset symptoms/signs. Empirical treatment of acute idiopathic/viral pericarditis and ...

More information: Shuo Wang et al, Myocardial Blood Flow Quantification Using Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Improves Detection of Coronary Artery Disease, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging (2024).

or evidence of pericardial inflammation assessed by cardiac imaging with or without elevated CRP. NRS is a validated instrument used to assess patient-reported pericarditis pain. Zero represents ‘no ...

Cardiac surgery is associated with post-surgical inflammatory conditions including postoperative pericarditis that confer morbidity and are understudied in the adult CHD (ACHD) population. Goals/Aims: ...

For diagnosing constrictive pericarditis, comprehensive imaging methods like cardiac CT, MR, and 18F-FDG PET/CT are essential, with a final diagnosis reached through the exclusion of other causes.