Pericardial Calcification - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年5月22日 · Pericardial calcification alone is generally asymptomatic; however, signs and symptoms usually result secondary to constrictive physiology caused by the rigid pericardium. This activity reviews the etiologies, evaluation, and treatment of pericardial calcification and addresses the role of the interprofessional team in the care of patients with ...
Cardiac Calcifications - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年8月8日 · Pericardial calcifications may indicate constrictive pericarditis, while myocardial calcification can be a result of previous global myocardial injury (or infarction). When dense and heavy, calcifications can be detected by chest x-rays.
Pericardial Calcification: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and
2023年8月2日 · Pericardial calcification is a condition characterized by abnormal calcium deposition in the pericardium. Understanding its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options can facilitate early detection, proper management, and improved outcomes for individuals with pericardial calcification.
Pericardial Calcification - PubMed
2023年5月22日 · Pericardial calcification is a radiological finding most often discovered while performing chest computed tomography (CT). Often pericardial calcification is an incidental finding noted during chest or cardiac CT and as such remains asymptomatic.
Pericardial Disease | Circulation - AHA/ASA Journals
2006年3月28日 · Doppler echocardiography is important in the evaluation of patients with suspected pericardial constriction. The echocardiogram may demonstrate pericardial thickening and calcification. However, increased pericardial thickness can be missed on a transthoracic echocardiogram.
Chest Radiograph Signs Suggestive of Pericardial Disease
2019年9月9日 · Conversely 27-50% of patients with constrictive pericarditis have pericardial calcification. 2,9 Calcification is more common in idiopathic constriction and typically occurs near the basal ventricles and atrioventricular grooves (right > left). 9 Consequently calcification is most readily visualized in the pericardium anterior to the right ...
Cardiac and pericardial calcifications on chest radiographs
2009年5月19日 · Pericardial calcifications are usually deposited in regions of pericardial inflammation and fibrosis. Causes include tuberculous, fungal, viral or pyogenic infections, trauma and haemopericardium, cardiac surgery, collagen vascular diseases such as lupus, rheumatic heart disease, uremic pericarditis, and radiation.
Pericardial Disease: Value of CT and MR Imaging | Radiology
2013年5月1日 · Pericardial calcifications are considered an important sign of constrictive pericarditis on chest radiographs. Today, CT is the most appropriate technique to depict even minute amounts of pericardial calcium and to visualize complications such as the intramyocardial extent of the fibrocalcific process, which may hamper the success of a ...
Myocardial calcifications: Pathophysiology, etiologies, differential ...
2015年1月1日 · High-quality electrocardiogram-gated cardiac CT angiography should allow precise localization of calcifications, although it may be difficult to distinguish pericardial or annular calcium from myocardial disease on standard chest CT if there is significant motion or in the absence of contrast material.
Pericardial Disease: Diagnosis and Management
Calcification of the pericardium (Figure 14, A 63) strongly suggests constrictive pericarditis in patients with heart failure. It is best seen from a lateral view and located over the RV and diaphragmatic surfaces of the heart.