Pericarditis refers to the inflammation of the pericardial layers, resulting from a variety of
stimuli triggering a stereotyped immune response, and characterized by chest pain …

Importance Pericarditis is the most common form of pericardial disease and a relatively
common cause of chest pain. Objective To summarize published evidence on the causes …

Background Colchicine is effective for the treatment of recurrent pericarditis. However,
conclusive data are lacking regarding the use of colchicine during a first attack of acute …

Pericardial effusion is a common finding in clinical practice either as incidental finding or
manifestation of a systemic or cardiac disease. The spectrum of pericardial effusions ranges …

Background Colchicine is effective for the treatment of acute pericarditis and first
recurrences. However, conclusive data are lacking for the efficacy and safety of colchicine …

Pericardial diseases have gained renewed clinical interest, leading to a renaissance in the
field. There have been many recent advances in pericardial diseases in both multimodality …

Osierdzie (z greckiego veri—wokół, kardiou—serce) stanowi zbudowaną z dwóch blaszek
workowatą strukturę, w której znajduje się serce i wychodzące z niego duże pnie …

Background—Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is considered a rare, dreaded possible
complication of acute pericarditis. Nevertheless, there is a lack of prospective studies that …

Pericarditis is an inflammatory disease of the pericardium, which may have infectious or non-
infectious causes, and is manifested by a combination or signs (ie, pericardial rubs …

The field of inflammatory disease of the heart or “cardio-immunology” is rapidly evolving due
to the wider use of non-invasive diagnostic tools able to detect and monitor myocardial …