Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging plays a central role among multimodality imaging
modalities in the assessment, diagnosis, and surveillance of pericardial diseases. Clinicians …

Abstract Purpose of Review The unique pathophysiological changes of constrictive
pericarditis (CP) can now be identified with better imaging modalities, thereby helping in its …

Diastolic filling of the ventricle is a complex interplay of volume and pressure, contingent on
active energy-dependent myocardial relaxation and myocardial stiffness. Abnormal diastolic …

Pericardial disease includes a variety of conditions, including inflammatory pericarditis,
pericardial effusions, constrictive pericarditis, pericardial cysts, and primary and secondary …

Kidney failure (KF) refers to a progressive decline in glomerular filtration rate to below 15
ml/min per 1.73 m2, necessitating renal replacement therapy with dialysis or renal …

Background Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) was proposed as an accurate non-
invasive tool to evaluate pericardial inflammation. Aim of the present study was to evaluate …

Cardio-oncology guidelines, position statements and clinical trials have focused on the
cardiotoxic effects of cancer therapies upon the left ventricle. 1, 2 However, cancer …

Complications of cancer therapy in children can result in a spectrum of neurologic toxicities
that may occur at the initiation of therapy or months to years after treatment. Although …

Agenesis of pericardium is a rare finding resulting from alterations during embryologic
formation. It is a congenital cardiac anomaly commonly asymptomatic. Cardiac magnetic …

Echocardiography has long been the mainstay in the evaluation of cardiac and pericardial
disease. As computed tomography (CT) has advanced, it has become a valuable partner in …