Oedema articles within Nature Reviews Cardiology

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• Review Article | 15 January 2013

  Causes and treatment of oedema in patients with heart failure

  Pulmonary and peripheral oedema are fundamental features of heart failure; however, clinical data for optimal management of these conditions are lacking. In this Review, Clark and Cleland describe the pathophysiology of both types of cardiogenic oedema and discuss how knowledge of the pathophysiology can guide treatment.

  • Andrew L. Clark
  •  & John G. F. Cleland

• Opinion | 23 March 2010

  Myocardial edema—a new clinical entity?

  Controversy exists as to whether the detection of myocardial edema, to quantify myocardial damage and assess myocardial salvage, is ready for clinical use or is still only practical as a research tool. In this Perspectives article, Matthias Friedrich explains his point of view on this issue—that myocardial edema imaging using magnetic resonance technology should be seen as the essential diagnostic modality of choice for patients with suspected myocardial injury by virtue of its safety, versatility, and cost-efficiency.

  • Matthias G. Friedrich