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 ...

– Life DisRPted is an educational campaign aimed at promoting early diagnosis and treatment of recurrent pericarditis, a painful and debilitating chronic autoinflammatory disease – LONDON, Oct. 01, ...

White — Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 189. Churchill — Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard University. For record ...

Learn how to prevent pericarditis flare-ups while traveling by managing your medications, conserving your energy, and ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WRIC) — A UVA Health cardiologist was recently featured alongside NHL Hall-of-Famer Henrik Lundqvist in a national campaign to raise awareness about a rare heart condition. UVA ...

Common causes of constrictive pericarditis include prior heart surgery, a history of radiation therapy, infections such as tuberculosis, chest injury, and other possible factors. Constrictive ...

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals is set to begin a Phase 2/3 clinical trial for its drug KPL-387, aimed at treating recurrent pericarditis, in mid-2025. The company has noted that data from the ongoing Phase 1 ...

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.