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

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) are safe if safety protocols are followed with predevice and postdevice checks, and when ...

Suspicion of chronic constrictive pericarditis was supported by demonstration of a paradoxical pulse of 15 mm. of mercury although pericardial calcification had not been visualized. At cardiac ...

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 ...

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.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Versus Computed Tomography Guidance for Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer: 2-year Outcomes from the MIRAGE Randomized Clinical Trial. European Urology ...

There were raising concerns for constrictive pericarditis due to cardiac sarcoidos. Echocardiography (TEE) showed pericardial thickening and calcification adjacent to the left ventricle and dilated ...

Discussion: Effusive-constrictive pericarditis (ECP) is a rare clinical condition characterized by PE with constrictive physiology1. Hancock defined ECP as a pathophysiological form of cardiac ...

Patients may also have characteristic symptoms/signs of acute pericarditis such as fever ... leucocytosis, TTE, CT, MRI and so on) and how long treatment should be continued.