In the past few weeks, health authorities have identified an increase in reports of heart inflammation occurring in individuals who have received one of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in the United States ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) reported January 4, 2023, that new research on treatment of recurrent pericarditis involving cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and interlukin-1 inhibitors may ...

Recurrence is a serious complication of acute pericarditis. Recurrent pericarditis is a term used when a pericarditis patient relapses after discontinuation of treatment. It can also be described as a ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers assessed the risk of myocarditis or pericarditis after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) messenger ...

THIS paper presents a case of acute benign pericarditis associated with Coxsackie virus Group B, Type 5, infection. The clinical history, along with the laboratory findings, is noted, and the ...

There is a thin, two-layer sac around the heart called the pericardium. When it functions as it should, it helps the heart work properly and holds it in place. A small amount of fluid between the two ...

"The report provides new information on the prevalence of effusive-constrictive pericarditis, its causation, clinical and hemodynamic features, natural history, and response to medical and surgical ...

WEINSTEIN 1 has reported a case of acute benign pericarditis associated with infection due to Coxsackie virus Group B, Type 5. Evidence for the etiology was based upon a marked drop in titer of ...

These findings may not be present in all patients with constrictive pericarditis, hence, absence of these findings cannot be used to rule out constrictive pericarditis. Early and correct diagnosis of ...

Although allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can be curative for various hematological disorders, it continues to be associated with a significant incidence of treatment-related ...

While rare, some people may experience chest pain following a COVID-19 vaccination. This can be due to myocarditis or pericarditis, which are types of inflammation of the heart. These are mostly mild ...

Dressler’s syndrome is a rare but treatable type of inflammation in the sac surrounding the heart. It develops shortly after a heart injury, such as a heart attack, and may return after treatment. The ...