Pericarditis

Pericarditis (pronunciation: peri·car·di·tis) is a heart condition. It is the swelling and irritation of the pericardium.^[1]

Pericarditis
An ECG showing pericarditis, with ST elevation in multiple leads and slight reciprocal ST depression in aVR.
Medical specialty	Cardiology
Symptoms	Sharp chest pain, better sitting up and worse with lying down, fever[2]
Complications	Cardiac tamponade, myocarditis, constrictive pericarditis[2][3]
Usual onset	Typically sudden[2]
Duration	Few days to weeks[4]
Causes	Viral infection, tuberculosis, uremic pericarditis, following a heart attack, cancer, autoimmune disorders, chest trauma[5][6]
Diagnostic method	Based on symptoms, electrocardiogram, fluid around the heart[7]
Differential diagnosis	Heart attack[2]
Treatment	NSAIDs, colchicine, corticosteroids[7]
Prognosis	Usually good[7][8]
Frequency	3 per 10,000 per year[3]

1. ↑ Pericarditis - Symptoms and causes. Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
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8. ↑ Cunha BA (2010). Antibiotic Essentials. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-4496-1870-4.