John Mauceri had a complicated health history, but his sudden swelling and fatigue left his team of doctors stumped.

The increased rate of venous thromboembolism among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) warrants increased clinical attention.

A right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit was created using Dacron® graft and a trileaflet valve employing Duran's technique of pericardial valve reconstruction ... of homografts and bovine ...

Primary pericardial disease in cats is uncommon ... or valvular disease in which the pulmonary vascularity may be increased (especially the pulmonary veins). Electrical alternans is a beat-to-beat ...

also called the pericardial sac, cardiac function is negatively impacted, leading to symptoms that gradually worsen. People with this condition often have a thickened or calcified pericardium, as well ...

If pericarditis becomes chronic, it can lead to pericardial effusion. This is when the pericardium fills with fluid. The pericardium consists of two layers of tissue. A small amount of fluid ...

The pericardial space is the area between the heart muscle and ... Beck's triad findings are: Hypotension (low blood pressure) Jugular vein distension Muffled or distant heart sounds Another clinical ...

14 days earlier, the patient had posterior wall isolation, pulmonary vein isolation, and linear mitral isthmus ablation for drug-refractory atrial fibrillation. Following the procedure, he was ...

The transverse sinus is the part of the pericardial sac which lies between the great vessels and the oblique sinus lies posteriorly between the pulmonary veins. Pericardial fluid is produced by the ...

The causes of pericardial penetration or fluid accumulation ... volume of blood your heart is pumping is reduced extended neck veins because they’re having a hard time returning blood to your ...

Spider and varicose veins are two types of damaged blood vessels. They occur when blood becomes backed up in eroding valves. A spider vein is essentially a milder form of a varicose vein.