Pericarditis is a relatively common disease, accounting for around 5% of all causes of chest pain seen in the emergency room.

It’s rare to feel relieved after being diagnosed with a heart condition, but Abbate said that the symptoms of pericarditis can feel so severe that they often lead people to believe they are ...

Pericarditis is inflammation of this tissue, and it often results from a viral infection. Anti-inflammatory medication and plenty of rest can help treat pericarditis. If a bacterial infection is ...

Country singer Carly Pearce, 34, provided a health update on her chronic health condition called pericarditis. She has ...

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 ...

Country singer Carly Pearce is opening up about her heart problem — pericarditis. "I had a really debilitating chest pain ...

In the cited meta-analysis, colchicine was associated with reduced risk of treatment failure (OR: 0.23) and recurrent pericarditis (OR: 0.39), but with a trend toward more adverse effects.

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 ...

The subsequent absorption of the effusion with organization may lead to scarring and calcification, and a possible final evolution with constrictive pericarditis. A response to a trial of anti ...

Country music star Carly Pearce is looking to raise awareness by sharing the two main symptoms she experienced before she was diagnosed with pericarditis, inflammation in her heart. Pearce ...