A patient develops pericarditis 19 days after testing positive test for COVID-19. The authors describe how to recognize, diagnose, and treat this condition. This is the fourth installment of our ...

Pericarditis may be caused by infectious or noninfectious noxa. Most cases are labeled as 'idiopathic' because the traditional diagnostic approach often fails to identify the etiology. Most important ...

Pericardial disease are conditions that affect your pericardium. Your pericardium is a flexible, two-layered sac that surrounds your heart. Your pericardium contains your heart in your chest wall. It ...

Recurrent pericarditis is the most troublesome complication after an episode of acute pericarditis, and occurs in 20–50% of patients with pericarditis Most cases of recurrent pericarditis are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Acute and recurrent pericarditis require medical management to improve morbidity and quality of life. Aspirin, ...

The most-common aetiologies of constrictive pericarditis in developed countries are cardiac surgery and idiopathic pericarditis, whereas in developing countries with high tuberculosis prevalence, ...

Pericarditis is defined as the state of inflammation or infection of the pericardium, the membranous sac that encloses the heart. The cause and severity of pericarditis determines the type of ...

The human heart has a sac-like structure that surrounds it, which is called the pericardium. The major purpose of this sac is to protect the heart; additionally, the pericardium contains a fluid that ...

Pericarditis is an inflammation and swelling of the thin, saclike tissue (called the pericardium) that protects the heart. In addition to chest pain, symptoms of pericarditis include fever, weakness, ...

Rilonacept, an interleukin (IL)-1 inhibitor, produces rapid resolution of recurrent pericarditis and fewer recurrent pericarditis episodes among patients who initially respond to drug therapy, as ...

The clinical diagnosis of acute pericarditis is based on simple criteria: typical chest pain, pericardial friction rub (Figure 2), widespread ST-segment elevation (Figure 3) and pericardial effusion ...