Pericarditis, or inflammation of the pericardium, has typical ECG findings. These findings occur in progressive stages, all of which are seen in about 50% of cases of pericarditis. Stage I (acute ...

The ability to identify an abnormality on the 12-lead ECG, suggestive of underlying cardiac disease associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD), is based on a sound working knowledge of the normal ECG ...

Constrictive pericarditis occurs when scarring and calcification of the pericardium result in loss of normal elasticity. This limits diastolic relaxation of the heart and causes congestive heart ...

A typical ECG evolution is recorded in up to 60% of all case, while atypical evolution is not rare and may simulate an acute coronary syndrome especially in myopericarditis. Therapy may accelerate ...

The clinical diagnosis of acute pericarditis is based on simple criteria: typical chest pain ... effusion should include physical examination, ECG, echocardiography and chest x-ray (Figure ...