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Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
XRay Case #1: This ... is typical of pericardial ... pericarditis. ... #XRay #CXR #radiology ... #cardiology #clinical
Constrictive Pericarditis on Cardiac MRI

MRI shows ventricular interdependence and re-demonstrates the thickened pericardium. 

Dr. Omid Kiamanesh
Constrictive Pericarditis ... the thickened pericardium ... #Pericarditis # ... CardiacMRI #clinical #cardiology ... #radiology #chest
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
• Inflammatory pericardial ... criteria: (1) ... pericarditic chest ... CMR). ... #criteria #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Constrictive Pericarditis ... Also has pericardial ... Constrictive pericarditis-dx ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Constrictive Pericarditis ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive ... Pericarditis ... blue marks on her chest ... extra sound is a pericardial ... #Cardiology
Calcifications
Detection of calcifications within the heart is quite common.
The most common are coronary artery calcifications and
Here we see pericardial ... pericarditis. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pericardial ... #Pericarditis #
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... circumferential pericardial ... pericarditis ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Cessation due to Stiff Pericardium ... A-wave (E/A > 1) ... structures and extra- pericardial ... pericarditis #pathophysiology ... #cardiology #dissociation
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4C