Multimodality Imaging of Pericardial Diseases

Multimodality imaging of pericardial diseases.

Pericardial disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease. Inflammatory diseases of the pericardium constitute a spectrum ranging from acute pericarditis to chronic constrictive pericarditis. Other important entities that involve the pericardium include benign and malignant pericardial masses, pericardial cysts, and diverticula, as well as cong...

bubbles in pericardial fluid: multimodality imaging in iatrogenic hydropneumopericardium

introduction the term hydropneumopericardium describes the simultaneous accumulation of fluid and gas in the pericardial sac. this condition is mostly caused by primary infiltrative lesions from the adjacent organs, pericardial infections, or trauma and is a very rare situation, usually with favorable outcomes. case presentation we describe a female patient with lutembacher’s syndrome complicat...

Pericardial lymphangiohemangioma: multimodality imaging features and pathologic correlation.

A 42-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with recurrent episodes of palpitation. The physical examination and the ECG were unremarkable. Echocardiographic examination revealed a solid mass compressing the right cardiac chambers (Movie I in the online-only Data Supplement). A contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the thorax confirmed the presence of a soft tissue mass measuri...

European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) position paper: Multimodality imaging in pericardial disease.

Although pericardial diseases are common in the daily clinical practice and can result in a significant morbidity and mortality, imaging of patients with suspected or known pericardial disorders remain challenging. Multimodality imaging is part of the management of pericardial diseases. Echocardiography, cardiac computed tomography, and cardiovascular magnetic resonance are often used as comple...

The role of multimodality imaging in the management of pericardial disease.