Jun 14, 2010 · Pericardial Effusion Although idiopathic causes account for many cases of acute pericarditis, up to 90% of cases of moderate to large effusions are associated with a specific cause, …

Jan 28, 2025 · Drs Piña and Borlaug discuss the CMR substudy from the SUMMIT trial of tirzepatide in HFpEF/obesity. How does weight loss affect pericardial fat and skeletal muscle?

Jul 8, 2011 · In pericardial effusion, the transition on percussion from the lungs to the right heart border is abrupt (Moschcowitz's sign).

Acute pericarditis with pericardial effusion. (A) Balanced, steady-state, free-precession, two-chamber cardiovascular MRI revealing a moderate-sized circumferential pericardial effusion (arrow).

Pericarditis is the most common disease affecting the pericardium, but prevention, diagnosis, and treatment may vary greatly. Find out why.

Etiology Pericarditis may be caused by infectious or noninfectious causes (Table 1) because the pericardium may contribute either alone or with a large number of systemic disorders. [2–4, 6 ...

A commonly used semi-quantitative classification of pericardial effusion is based on the estimation of pericardial effusion echo-free spaces are measured at the onset of the QRS complex in diastole.

Jul 10, 2014 · A pericardial-disease working group of the European Society of Cardiology has developed a unique scoring system to determine whether patients with cardiac tamponade require immediate vs …

After coronary artery bypass graft surgery, a woman presents with chest discomfort that seems unrelated to the surgical incision. What’s going on?

Nov 20, 2023 · Here are five things to know about the diagnostic workup of cardiac amyloidosis. Although cardiac amyloidosis cannot be diagnosed through routine testing, there are several clinical …