Radiation therapy demonstrates a clear survival benefit in the treatment of several
malignancies. However, cancer survivors can develop a wide array of cardiotoxic …

Pericarditis refers to the inflammation of the pericardial layers, resulting from a variety of
stimuli triggering a stereotyped immune response, and characterized by chest pain …

Osierdzie (z greckiego veri—wokół, kardiou—serce) stanowi zbudowaną z dwóch blaszek
workowatą strukturę, w której znajduje się serce i wychodzące z niego duże pnie …

Conclusions In the modern era, multimodality imaging is essential in the diagnosis and
management of pericardial syndromes. Echocardiography is the initial test for most …

Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Pericardial Diseases Executive Summary |
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Pericardial diseases can present clinically as acute pericarditis, pericardial effusion, cardiac
tamponade, and constrictive pericarditis. Patients can subsequently develop chronic or …

Objectives: We sought to determine the association of etiology of constrictive pericarditis
(CP), pericardial calcification (CA), and other clinical variables with long-term survival after …

Pericarditis is a common disorder that has multiple causes and presents in various primary-
care and secondary-care settings. New diagnostic techniques have improved the sampling …

Background—Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is considered a rare, dreaded possible
complication of acute pericarditis. Nevertheless, there is a lack of prospective studies that …

Background—Traditionally, increased pericardial thickness has been considered an
essential diagnostic feature of constrictive pericarditis. Although constriction with a normal …