Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is caused by reduction in the elasticity of the pericardium resulting in impaired diastolic filling of the heart. All types of CP were thought to be irreversible in ...

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

Constrictive pericarditis (CP) remains a challenging diagnosis despite the implementation of advanced cardiac imaging. In this study of 381 patients, deep learning using standard apical four-chamber ...

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 ...

Real-world results from Brigham and Women’s Hospital show that Vista Cardiac, AI-driven image acquisition software, improves image quality, shortens scan times and increases patient throughput ...

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).

Pericardial histology highlighted slight chronic fibrous pericarditis. The cardiac ultrasound scan performed 4 months later ... Coronary angiography secondary to altered left ventricular ejection was ...

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 ...

Cardiac catheterization (also referred to as cardiac cath or heart cath) is an invasive procedure used to evaluate and treat heart conditions. A thin, long, flexible tube is inserted, usually in the ...

It's about the same as having 80 dental X-rays, but far less than imaging done during a nuclear cardiac stress test or a computed tomography scan of your abdomen. There is also concern over health ...