Key result
CMR-proven pericarditis presents with contemporaneous pleural effusions in ~39% of cases, predominantly small, bilateral exudates.
Why the study?
Pleural effusions can occur due to acute pericarditis and may require intervention, but detailed characterization and management data are limited.
Population
60 patients with pericarditis presenting to an advanced cardiac imaging unit
Comparison
Patients with pericarditis with and without pleural effusions
Design
Retrospective cohort study
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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May prompt concurrent pleural assessment in pericarditis; extends phenotyping in observational cohorts but leaves open management implications.
Cohort (n=60)
No
Pleural effusions occur in nearly 40% of patients with pericarditis and are typically small, bilateral, and exudative, though a subset requires procedural intervention for symptom control.
Ahmed et al. (2022) conducted a cohort in Pericarditis (n=60). Pericarditis was evaluated on Presence of pleural effusions on contemporaneous imaging. Among 60 patients with CMR-proven pericarditis, 39% had contemporaneous pleural effusions, which were predominantly small, bilateral, and exudative.
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