Multimodality imaging of pericardial diseases.

European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) position paper: Multimodality imaging in pericardial disease.

Although pericardial diseases are common in the daily clinical practice and can result in a significant morbidity and mortality, imaging of patients with suspected or known pericardial disorders remain challenging. Multimodality imaging is part of the management of pericardial diseases. Echocardiography, cardiac computed tomography, and cardiovascular magnetic resonance are often used as comple...

Primary cardiac angiosarcoma confirmed by multimodality imaging guided liver biopsy.

Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is an extremely rare malignant tumor with various clinical presentations but usually in late stage. We report a case presented with bloody pericardial effusion, in which the final diagnosis was confirmed by multiple imaging modalities such as echocardiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomogr...

The role of multimodality imaging in the management of pericardial disease.

Aorto-Right Ventricular Fistula Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Multimodality Imaging of Successful Percutaneous Closure

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has transformed aortic stenosis therapy, with greater than 200,000 procedures performed worldwide since the first case was performed by the French interventional cardiologist Alain Cribier in 2002. One rare but dreaded complication is aortic periannular rupture, seen in less than 1% of all TAVR procedures. Although TAVR is a safe procedure, with an ...

CMR imaging in constrictive pericarditis: is seeing believing?

p i a i t e e p p a d i p a f T s a b v s c u a u i fi c w s t o o t p The diagnosis of pericardial disease can be difficult and often requires a multimodality imaging approach. In particular, the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis can be challenging, and differentiation from restrictive cardiomyopathy is important for management. Currently, diagnostic evaluations focus on evaluation of per...