The FDA updated warnings for Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to includes risks of myocarditis and pericarditis. A follow-up study showed some individuals who developed myocarditis after ...

Pericarditis often causes sudden chest pain that is sharp or stabbing. It can be mistaken for a heart attack. It also can mimic a lung condition. Carly Pearce vividly remembers the intense chest pain.

The Food and Drug Administration is telling Pfizer and Moderna to expand the warning labels on their COVID-19 vaccines about the risk of a possible heart injury side effect linked to the mRNA shots, ...

Having high pericardial fat volume—fat around your heart—can increase your risk of heart failure regardless of your bodyweight, a 2021 study suggests. More than 6 million people in the U.S. are ...

New ESC Guidelines to improve the diagnosis and care of patients with myocarditis and pericarditis, have been published today at ESC Congress 2025. This is the first time the ESC has published ...

Heart disease is a type of cardiovascular disease that affects the heart’s structure and function. Several different heart conditions fall under the umbrella term for heart disease. The most common ...

The European Society of Cardiology has recently published guidelines regarding the management of pericarditis and myocarditis.

Background Cardiac MR (CMR) provides a comprehensive assessment of pericardial structure, tissue characteristics and constriction-related haemodynamics, making it an excellent tool for assessing the ...

A recent study published in the journal of BMC Surgery revealed that partial splenectomy with pericardial devascularization ...

Mangaluru: KMC Hospital successfully performed a rare and complex heart surgery on a 50-year-old man suffering from chronic calcific constrictive peri.