Myocarditis and pericarditis are conditions that involve heart inflammation. Myocarditis affects the heart muscle itself, while pericarditis impacts the pericardium — the layer of tissue that ...

Patients were diagnosed with acute pericarditis (two or more the following: pericarditic chest pain, diffuse ST-segment elevations or PR depressions, new/worsening pericardial effusion ...

Pericarditis after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation caused by Legionella pneumophila (non-serogroup 1). Infection 2001; 29: 51–53.

Acute myocarditis is a potentially life-threatening condition affecting the heart muscle (myocardium) and is characterized by chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, rapid or irregular heartbeat ...

Complications of pericarditis as mentioned above include a pericardial effusion, which can be monitored by echocardiogram and assessed by history-taking. A progressing effusion would give symptoms ...

AARHUS, DENMARK — Pericarditis may be a sign of a hidden malignancy, a new study suggests [1]. In a Danish cohort study, people had a higher-than-expected risk of being diagnosed with a ...

Constrictive pericarditis (CP) after allogeneic SCT may develop after infective pericarditis or pericardial GVHD. Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL), also a rare disease, is usually seen in ...

Benign pericarditis has been reported under a wide variety of circumstances. The syndrome has been noted to follow many respiratory-tract infections such as pharyngitis, nasopharyngitis and ...

RECENT reports have indicated that the Coxsackie viruses may well be etiologic agents in certain cases of acute benign pericarditis. During the months of June to November, 1958, there was an outbre ...

Pericarditis is a symptom of long Covid that may feel worse when lying flat Research has identified several long Covid symptoms that affect the heart, including chest tightness or pain, ...

Pericarditis recurrence in lupus is more likely — and has a dose-dependent relationship — with oral prednisone treatment, though overall it is lower than in the general population, according ...