Cardiac tamponade complicating PCI can result in emergency surgery, myocardial infarction, or death ( Table III). The overall mortality rate associated with this clinical condition is very high (40%).

Prospective cohort study assessing limb volume change (LVC) and quality of life in breast cancer survivors No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...

Dressler’s syndrome is a rare but treatable type of inflammation in the sac surrounding the heart. It develops shortly after a heart injury, such as a heart attack, and may return after treatment. The ...

A Watchman is a device that can help prevent blood clots from leaving the heart. However, the procedure to insert the device carries its risks, including cardiac tamponade and ischemic stroke. The ...

Recent months have brought two major updates to clinical guidance for pericarditis management: the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines on myocarditis and pericarditis and the French ...

A pilot study of the combination of entinostat with capecitabine in high-risk breast cancer after neoadjuvant therapy. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This ...

In the small percentage of patients undergoing TAVR who have a preexisting unruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), there appears to be increased risks of both aortic dissection and cardiac ...

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