Pericarditis is inflammation of the lining around the heart that can cause pain and is often caused by a viral infection. It can be treated with anti-inflammatory medication and rest, but more severe ...

The disease usually starts as a fibrinous exudation with mycobacteria, polymorphonuclear cells and granuloma formation. The evolution is towards a serosanguineous exudate with lymphocytes, mononuclear ...

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 ...

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 ...

Myocarditis and pericarditis are types of heart inflammation. Myocarditis affects the middle layer of heart muscle, and pericarditis only affects the heart’s outer lining. Myocarditis and pericarditis ...

DESCRIPTIONS of the syndrome of acute nonspecific or idiopathic pericarditis appearing since the report by Barnes and Burchell 1 have added little to knowledge of the subject. They have, however, ...

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 ...