THE diagnosis of pericardial effusion and pericarditis is often difficult. The history and physical signs can be misleading, and the electrocardiogram is frequently equivocal. A high index of ...

In rare cases where there is significant fluid accumulation (pericardial effusion) or constrictive pericarditis, surgical ...

Electrocardiographic changes are common and typically evolve through four stages: Stage I: diffuse ST-segment elevation (typically concave up) and PR-segment depression are recorded in the first ...

The four most common sites for metastases are the bones, lungs, liver, and brain. Metastases can complicate the ...

Pericarditis can cause a buildup of fluid within the sac surrounding the heart, known as a pericardial effusion. A large or sudden buildup of fluid can be potentially life-threatening as it impairs ...

How to spot the warning signs of a stroke is one lesson high school teacher Dan Kenny now knows by heart. He’s sharing his ...

Sandra Lesenfants, senior vice president of Abbott’s Structural Heart business, shares an update on MitraClip, TriClip, and ...

New analyses bolster the case for tricuspid TEER and reassure on outcomes in patients with implanted electronic devices.

Eva Henger and her husband Massimiliano Caroletti arrive at La Volta Buona to share their story and reflect on their journey together (which began 20 years ago), through shared joys and sorrows.

EPs in the US do more LAAO procedures than interventional cardiologists: a new analysis digs into whose outcomes are best.

Cardiovascular disease is a group of conditions that affect your heart and blood vessels. It's sometimes also called heart disease. Conditions that affect your heart and blood vessels can include ...

An important predictor of long-term outcome after pericardiectomy is the etiology of the pericardial disease as well as the presence of myocardial involvement and low cardiac output syndrome.