The clinical diagnosis of acute pericarditis is based on simple criteria: typical chest pain, pericardial friction rub (Figure 2), widespread ST-segment elevation (Figure 3) and pericardial ...

The cardiothoracic ratio is generally normal, but may be increased due to concomitant pericardial effusion. Pericardial calcification, a sign of chronicity, may be observed in chronic CP ...

Review pulsus paradoxus here. Diagnosis is clinical, based on hypotension with a large pericardial effusion; however, echocardiography can be helpful and can show right ventricular early diastolic ...