The human heart has a sac-like structure that surrounds it, which is called the pericardium. The major purpose of this sac is to protect the heart; additionally, the pericardium contains a fluid that ...

Transient CP presents with symptoms and/or signs of heart failure. Patients may also have characteristic symptoms/signs of acute pericarditis such as fever, pleuritic chest pain, pericardial rub, ...

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 ...

The implications of this case are 3-fold: first, we present here, to the best of our knowledge, the first case of spontaneous bacterial pericarditis caused by nonencapsulated H influenzae occurring in ...

Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium, which is the sac that surrounds the heart. The pericardium normally functions to protect the heart, and reduce friction between the heart and ...

Pericardial effusion occurs when too much fluid builds up around the heart. The heart is surrounded by a double-layered, sac-like structure called the pericardium. The space between the layers ...

Constrictive pericarditis occurs when scarring and calcification of the pericardium result in loss of normal elasticity. This limits diastolic relaxation of the heart and causes congestive heart ...

Myopericarditis is a term that describes two distinct heart conditions that occur simultaneously, and are usually the result of a viral infection. One condition involves the pericardium, the thin, but ...

Pericarditis often causes sudden chest pain that is sharp or stabbing. It can be mistaken for a heart attack. It also can mimic a lung condition. Carly Pearce vividly remembers the intense chest pain.

Avoid strenuous activity if you have active inflammation from pericarditis. After the inflammation lowers, your doctor can recommend exercises that are safe to do. Pericarditis is a rare disease that ...