Multimodality Imaging in Pericardial Diseases and the Role of Imaging-Guided Therapies

Jan 21, 2025   |  Joseph El Roumi, MD; Tom Kai Ming Wang, MB ChB, FACC; Allan L. Klein, MD, CM, FACC

Expert Analysis

Pericardial diseases represent the second-most common cause of emergency department and acute care visits for chest pain.

Clinical Topics: Noninvasive Imaging, Pericardial Disease, Echocardiography/Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Keywords: Pericarditis, Echocardiography, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Diagnostic Imaging, Cardiac Imaging Techniques

Clinical Applications of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Pericardial Diseases

Aug 23, 2022   |  Tom Kai Ming Wang, MB ChB, FACC

Expert Analysis

Pericardial diseases are a heterogeneous group of clinical entities ranging from pericardial inflammation (pericarditis), pericardial effusion, pericardial constriction, masses and congenital anomalies, and often present diagnostic challenges in...

Clinical Topics: Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Care Team, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Invasive Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention, Noninvasive Imaging, Pericardial Disease, Stable Ischemic Heart Disease, Vascular Medicine, Cardiac Surgery and Heart Failure, Cardiac Surgery and SIHD, Acute Heart Failure, Heart Failure and Cardiac Biomarkers, Interventions and Imaging, Interventions and Vascular Medicine, Computed Tomography, Echocardiography/Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Imaging, Chronic Angina

Keywords: Pericarditis, Constrictive, Pericardial Effusion, Pericardiectomy, Contrast Media, Gadolinium, Cardiac Tamponade, Cicatrix, Constriction, Heart Ventricles, Myocarditis, Reference Values, ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Tricuspid Valve, Vena Cava, Inferior, Pericarditis, Pericardium, Inflammation, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Echocardiography, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Cardiac Catheterization, Heart Failure, Electrocardiography, Perfusion Imaging, Heart Atria, Sarcoidosis, Exudates and Transudates, Biomarkers, Chest Pain, Iatrogenic Disease, Phenotype, Tomography, Edema