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Prevalence of Pericardial Late Gadolinium Enhancement in Patients After Cardiac Surgery: Clinical and Histological Correlations

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Volume 16, Issue 11 , Page e015606, November 1, 2023. BACKGROUND:Pericardial late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) is usually associated with active pericarditis, but it is not infrequently found in patients after cardiac surgery even a long time after the intervention.

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A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

ECG of pneumopericardium and probable myocardial contusion shows typical pericarditis Male in 30's, 2 days after Motor Vehicle Collsion, complains of Chest Pain and Dyspnea Head On Motor Vehicle Collision. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging. Massive Transfusion for Motorcycle Collision with Hemorrhage, Troponin Elevated.

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A woman in her 20s with syncope

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The second most common cause of medical cardiac tamponade is acute idiopathic pericarditis. Less common etiologies include uremia, bacterial or tubercular pericarditis, chronic idiopathic pericarditis, hemorrhage, and other causes such as autoimmune diseases, radiation, myxedema, etc. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.06.023.