resulting in effusion. The doctor will listen with a stethoscope for signs of excess fluid. They’ll also listen for a pericardial rub, the noise of your pericardium rubbing against the outer ...

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 ...

When it becomes inflamed, the amount of fluid may increase. This is called pericardial effusion. If the amount of fluid increases quickly, it can impair how the heart pumps blood. This condition is ...

This article discusses the diagnosis and management of myocarditis and pericarditis (both acute and recurrent), as well as other pericardial diseases. Myocarditis is the term used to indicate acute ...