Transient constrictive pericarditis: A complication of COVID-19 infection or first presentation of systemic lupus erythematous? A case report.

Cardiovascular disorders are significantly associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Herein, we describe a case of myopericarditis and subsequent transient constrictive pericarditis after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Three weeks following a mild SARS-CoV-2 illness, a 53-year-old woman was referred to the hospital with acute pleuritic chest pain, which was not attributable to any known cause and was only temporarily relieved.

The Long-Term Response to Treatment with Calcium Channel Blockers in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

Background: Long-term outcomes in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) treated with calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are not well documented. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the long-term response to treatment with CCBs in patients with IPAH.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study was performed on 81 patients with IPAH admitted to our center.

COVID-19 in heart transplant recipients.

After solid organ transplantation, patients require lifelong immunosuppressive medication, increasing susceptibility to COVID-19. We evaluated the clinical outcomes of heart transplant recipients in patients with COVID-19. We enrolled twenty-two COVID-19 cases of adult heart transplantation from February 2020 to September 2021.

Right ventricular peak systolic free wall longitudinal strain as a practical tool to detect right ventricular dysfunction in acute myocarditis.

Introduction: Acute myocarditis is one of the etiologies of acute heart failure, chronic dilated cardiomyopathy, and cardiac mortality. The extent of right ventricular (RV) involvement and its impact on the course of the disease have been scarcely studied. This study aimed to evaluate both the prevalence of RV dysfunction in acute myocarditis and echocardiographic measures as a diagnostic tool for RV dysfunction compared with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) findings.