Pericarditis - After Heart Attack
Alternate Names : Dressler's Syndrome, Post-Cardiac Injury Syndrome, Postcardiotomy Pericarditis, Post-MI Pericarditis
Definition Pericarditis is an inflammation and swelling of the pericardium (the sac-like covering of the heart), which can occur in the days or weeks following a heart attack.
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Cardiac Tamponade
• Heart Attack
• Heart Failure
• Pericarditis
• Pleural Effusion
• Pulmonary Edema
Tests & Exams
• CBC
• Chest MRI
• Chest X-Ray
• ECG
• Echocardiogram
• ESR
• Pericardiocentesis
• Thoracic CT
• WBC Count
Surgery & Procedures
• Open Heart Surgery
Other Topics
• Breathing Difficulty
• Chest Pain
• Chronic
• Cough
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Heart Murmurs and Other Sounds
• Immune Response
• Malaise
• Pain Medications
• Stress and Anxiety
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