Pericarditis - After Heart Attack
Alternate Names : Dressler's Syndrome, Post-Cardiac Injury Syndrome, Postcardiotomy Pericarditis, Post-MI Pericarditis
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Diagnosis & Tests
Using a stethoscope, the doctor will listen for a pericardial rubbing sound (not be confused with a murmur), and heart sounds may be weak or distant. Collections of fluid in the pericardial sac or in the space around the lungs (pleural effusion) are not common after heart attack. They do occur with chronic post-MI pericarditis (Dressler's syndrome).
Tests may include:
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