Pericarditis shouldn’t be confused with myocarditis, which affects the heart muscle itself. Read on to learn more about pericarditis, its types, causes, symptoms, treatment, and more.

Skolnick thought Mauceri might have pericardial constriction, which occurs when the sac around the heart, or the pericardium, is thickened by scarring. That prevents the heart from fully opening.

Constrictive pericarditis is a chronic inflammatory condition where the pericardium — the sac surrounding the heart — becomes thickened and scarred, making it hard for the heart to expand ...

Pneumopericardium is when you have gas or air in the sac around your heart. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this condition today.

Unlike acute pericarditis, people with chronic pericarditis do not always experience chest pain. However, if they do, the pain may sit in the center or left of the chest.

Pericarditis is one of the more common heart complications of lupus. Learn about its causes, symptoms, and treatment.

Acute pericarditis develops suddenly, but generally doesn’t last more than four weeks. The condition is often treatable, and in most cases, symptoms improve on their own. However, pericarditis ...

Authors of this case refer to four other cases in which pericardial effusions have been reported as a possible adverse effect of TNF inhibitor use. 7-10 These included two cases of pericardial ...

Constrictive pericarditis is a rare disorder that occurs when the thin sac that surrounds and protects the heart becomes stiff and thick, limiting the heart’s ability to pump blood. Symptoms may ...

A 62-year-old woman was evaluated for recurrent hemorrhagic pericardial effusion. Fourteen years earlier, she had undergone transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect. A diagnosis was made.