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Pericarditis
Cardiology · Cardiovascular
Moderate
Severity
Uncommon — a relatively infrequent condition, though it is one of the more common causes of chest pain in emergency settings among younger adults
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Cardiology
Specialist
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Treatment for acute pericarditis typically involves nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications and colchicine to reduce inflammation and prevent recurrence
- 2with rest recommended during the acute phase. Corticosteroids may be used in cases that do not respond to first-line treatment or when other therapies are contraindicated. Significant pericardial effusion causing compression of the heart requires urgent drainage
- 3while chronic constrictive pericarditis may ultimately require surgical removal of the pericardium.
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