An IRB-approved retrospective review of the medical records of 409 consecutive HSCT recipients, who underwent transplant between January 2012 and April 2016 at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical ...

A 58-year-old woman presents to the hospital reporting fatigue, swelling of the legs and feet, and shortness of breath. She explains that her symptoms have been getting worse over the past 2 months.

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 ...

Pericardial involvement is common in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and, when combined with a focused clinical and echocardiographic evaluation, may help identify those at higher risk for ...

Pericardial effusion means the build-up of too much fluid in the double-layered, saclike structure near one’s heart (pericardium). Pericardial effusion can lead to excess pressure on the heart, ...

Pancreatitis is a disease of protean manifestations. In its more severe form, involvement of any organ system is possible. The effect of pancreatitis on cardiovascular system has received ...

Pericardial effusion occurs when too much fluid builds up around the heart. The heart is surrounded by a double-layered, sac-like structure called the pericardium. The space between the layers ...

We have read with great interest the article of Kunitoh et al, 2009 published recently on this Journal, about the use of intrapericardial Bleomycin in malignant pericardial effusion (MPE) with lung ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Three patients in both the treatment and nontreatment groups developed small, asymptomatic pericardial effusions ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: A 55-year-old relative of mine was discovered to have a pericardial effusion after a routine heart scan. We have been told that this is usually the result of lupus, rheumatoid ...