But suddenly Braxton found herself being rushed to the hospital. There,doctors told her she had pericarditis, a serious heart condition. Often caused by a virus, pericarditis is an inflammation of ...

A pericardial effusion occurs when a significant amount of fluid fills the pericardial space. Individuals without pericardial effusion have a small amount of pericardial fluid (15 mL to 50 mL ...

Country music star Carly Pearce is sharing a health update after she was diagnosed with a heart condition called pericarditis. The 34-year-old singer detailed her “intense” symptoms during an ...

Country music star Carly Pearce is looking to raise awareness by sharing the two main symptoms she experienced before she was diagnosed with pericarditis, inflammation in her heart. Pearce ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pericarditis may be caused by infectious or ... no specific guidelines have been issued on this topic by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.