Constrictive pericarditis occurs when scarring and calcification of the pericardium result in loss of normal elasticity. This limits diastolic relaxation of the heart and causes congestive heart ...

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

In the past five years 10 cases have been reported in which hypoalbuminemia due to excessive protein loss from the gut has been associated with constrictive pericarditis. 5–11 Recently, we observed ...

BARCELONA -- Adding steroids to anti-tuberculosis treatment for patients with tuberculous pericarditis can reduce the risk of an important complication and the resulting hospital admissions, ...

White — Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 189. Churchill — Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard University. For record ...

Evangelical leader Franklin Graham has had surgery for a hardened heart. The notoriously anti-LGBTQ Christian preacher revealed in a statement Tuesday that he had undergone successful surgery for ...

Although allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can be curative for various hematological disorders, it continues to be associated with a significant incidence of treatment-related ...

Recurrence is a serious complication of acute pericarditis. Recurrent pericarditis is a term used when a pericarditis patient relapses after discontinuation of treatment. It can also be described as a ...

Transient CP presents with symptoms and/or signs of heart failure. Patients may also have characteristic symptoms/signs of acute pericarditis such as fever, pleuritic chest pain, pericardial rub, ...