The term pericardium is derived from the Greek prefix peri- (“around”) and kardia (“heart”), implying a structure that envelops or encloses the heart. Morphologically, the pericardium is a fluid ...

August 23, 2010 (New Haven, Connecticut) — Pericardial fat might provide additional information on a patient's risk of atrial fibrillation, results of a 273-patient computed tomography study published ...

A pericardial effusion is the buildup of excess fluid between the heart and the sac surrounding the heart, known as the pericardium. Pericardial effusion is the buildup of an excess amount of fluid in ...

Data from a Journal of the American College of Cardiology study have shown that pericardial fat volume is independently associated with atrial fibrillation. “This is the first study to examine the ...

Background and Aim The cardiac changes in acute pancreatitis have been earlier studied but the data on their prognostic significance is limited. This study was done to determine electrocardiographic ...

Pericardial actinomycosis is rare and frequently goes unrecognized during life, a circumstance due in part to a paucity of clinical manifestations and to a low rate of positivity in cultures. We ...