Objective To summarise the available evidence on the risk of myocarditis and/or pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, compared with the risk among unvaccinated individuals in the absence ...

RECENT reports have indicated that the Coxsackie viruses may well be etiologic agents in certain cases of acute benign pericarditis. During the months of June to November, 1958, there was an outbre ...

Acute pericarditis is sudden inflammation of the heart's lining, often due to infection. Read on to learn about its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.

Acute pericarditis is characterized by pericardial inflammation with symptoms lasting 4–6 weeks . Diagnosis requires at least 2 of the following 4 criteria: chest pain, pericardial friction rub, ...

The Jones criteria is a diagnostic tool for diagnosing acute rheumatic fever (ARF). It involves testing heart function using echocardiograms, X-rays, blood tests, and other screenings. Rheumatic ...

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Background There are limited data on acute pericarditis according to different age groups. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of age-related features in clinical characteristics, ...

Acute kidney injury can be divided into 3 broad classes: prerenal AKI (60% to 70% of cases), intrarenal AKI (also called intrinsic; 25% to 40%), and postrenal acute kidney injury (5% to 10%). 2 ...

28 Nov 2023. The latest effort to rewrite the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer’s disease has stirred more than a little controversy. While the proposed revisions have garnered praise from researchers ...

Acute pericarditis and related symptoms tend to last 1–3 weeks. Chronic cases may last 3 months or more. In either case, pericarditis can cause chest pain, making it difficult to sleep at night.

Acute pericarditis is the first attack of pericarditis, generally occurring with an acute onset of symptoms. Treatment of the episode generally lasts for 4–6 weeks, considering the attack dose and ...

Acute and recurrent pericarditis are the most common pericardial syndromes and represent an etiology of chest pain that is associated with substantial morbidity, decreased quality of life and ...