The clinical diagnosis of acute pericarditis is based on simple criteria: typical chest pain, pericardial friction rub (Figure 2), widespread ST-segment elevation (Figure 3) and pericardial ...

Acute pericarditis is diagnosed by the presence ... The rationale for these diagnostic criteria is that pure pericardial or predominant pericardial inflammatory involvement is not characterized ...

all of which are seen in about 50% of cases of pericarditis. Stage I (acute phase): Diffuse concave upward ST segment elevation in most leads, PR depression in most leads (may be subtle ...

It will also discuss how pericarditis is diagnosed and distinguished from more serious diagnoses like a heart attack. More ...

The biggest cause of what doctors call recurrent pericarditis is undertreatment of the acute episode ... to utilize different types of imaging in diagnosis, and what to look for if there is ...