Uncommon Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension With Associated Cardiomyopathy: Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cardiothoracic Manifestations.

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a disease characterized by pathologically increased pressure in the pulmonary arteries, defined by a mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) >20 mmHg at rest measured with right heart catheterization (RHC). This definition encompasses pathologies with very different pathological backgrounds, ultimately resulting in PH. For this reason, the latter can be possibly (though seldom) accompanied by cardiomyopathies, pathologies characterized by a structural and functionally abnormal myocardium not secondary to coronary disease, hypertension, valvular disease, or congenital heart disease.

Short term outcome of myocarditis and pericarditis following COVID-19 vaccines: a cardiac magnetic resonance imaging study.

To evaluate clinical and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) short-term follow-up (FU) in patients with vaccine-associated myocarditis, pericarditis or myo-pericarditis (VAMP) following COVID-19 vaccination. We retrospectively analyzed 44 patients (2 women, mean age: 31.7 ± 15.

Role of imaging in rare COVID-19 vaccine multiorgan complications.

As of September 18th, 2021, global casualties due to COVID-19 infections approach 200 million, several COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized to prevent COVID-19 infection and help mitigate the spread of the virus. Despite the vast majority having safely received vaccination against SARS-COV-2, the rare complications following COVID-19 vaccination have often been life-threatening or fatal. The mechanisms underlying (multi) organ complications are associated with COVID-19, either through direct viral damage or from host immune response (i.

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging of myocarditis and pericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination: a multicenter collection of 27 cases.

Objectives: To assess clinical and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging features of patients with peri-myocarditis following Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination.

Methods: We retrospectively collected a case series of 27 patients who underwent CMR in the clinical suspect of heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccination, from 16 large tertiary centers. Our patient's cohort was relatively young (36.