This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Pericarditis is swelling of the pericardium, the sack-like membrane that contains the heart. Pericarditis can cause sharp pain in the chest. In most cases, pericarditis will pass without treatment. In ...

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, ...

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 ...

This study and the accompanying editorial present important information that helps us compare and contrast acute pericarditis with AMI. Salisbury and colleagues attempted to determine the frequency of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

COVID-19 can trigger pericarditis, a type of heart inflammation, but this is quite rare. Symptoms include chest pain that comes on quickly or worsens when you breathe deeply or lie down. Pericarditis ...

Acute pericarditis is inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart that develops suddenly and causes sharp chest pain. The cause is usually a viral or bacterial infection. The condition is ...