The clinical diagnosis of acute pericarditis is based on simple criteria: typical chest pain, pericardial friction rub (Figure 2), widespread ST-segment elevation (Figure 3) and pericardial ...
Related: Chest Pain: When Symptoms Are and Aren’t Heart-Related Pericarditis, which is the inflammation of the sac that lines ...
If the pericarditis is recurrent, it may not respond to standard oral therapies. It is usually not life threatening. The AHA notes that sharp, stabbing chest pain is a common symptom of acute ...
Viral infections, kidney failure, tuberculosis, heart surgery, and certain medications may increase the likelihood of ...
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 ...
"Imissed all the signals," she tells WebMD. Symptoms of pericarditis include sharp pain in the center or left side ofthe chest, increased heart rate, mild fever, fatigue, and shortness of breath ...
Electrocardiographic changes are common and typically evolve through four stages: Stage I: diffuse ST-segment elevation (typically concave up) and PR-segment depression are recorded in the first ...