A genome-wide association study in Sweden identified rare genetic variants near the SCAF11 and LRRC4C genes that may be ...

The most common causes of transient constrictive pericarditis are idiopathic/viral pericarditis and postpericardiotomy pericarditis. Transient constrictive pericarditis presents with symptoms ...

Grammy-winning country star Carly Pearce discusses her heart condition, recurrent pericarditis, to help launch a national ...

Acute inflammatory myopericardial syndromes span a range from pure pericarditis to pure myocarditis, with the terms myopericarditis and perimyocarditis used to reflect the dominant component of ...

Viral pericarditis or myocarditis are associated with a pericardial effusion, most commonly the Coxsackie B virus. Bacterial pericarditis resulting in a pericardial effusion is life-threatening ...

Pericarditis is caused by a viral infection and causes inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane surrounding the heart. Around 38,000 pericarditis patients in the US are estimated to ...

Pericarditis refers to inflammation of the pericardium (the membrane or sac that surrounds the heart), which frequently results from a viral infection. Patients may have multiple recurrences following ...

ST segment elevation from pericarditis is diffuse (all leads except aVR and V1) and concave upward. PR segment depression can be from acute pericarditis or an atrial infarction. Diffuse T wave ...

Acute pericarditis begins suddenly and can be mistaken with the pain of a heart attack or can mimic signs of a lung condition, according to the Mayo Clinic. An estimated 5% of patients treated in ...