Treatment for pericarditis should be targeted to the etiology, as much as possible; however, idiopathic or viral pericarditis is the most common final diagnosis in the immunocompetent patient ...

Treatment of tuberculous pericarditis requires the cooperation of a multidisciplinary team (cardiologists and infectious diseases specialists, occasionally a pneumologist and internal medicine ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The leading cause of cardiac chest pain is coronary artery disease, which affects over 18 million adults in the U.S. But do you know what the second-leading cause is?

New research suggests the use of oral prednisone should be limited in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with a history of recurrent pericarditis.

The diagnosis is clinical and based on ECG changes of pericarditis. Treatment includes aspirin and colchicine to decrease inflammation. Anticoagulation should be avoided in order to prevent ...