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 ...

New research suggests the use of oral prednisone should be limited in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with a ...

Corticosteroid use may increase pericarditis recurrence in lupus patients, according to a study published Feb. 25 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine led ...

Factors associated with recurrence of pericarditis include younger age, prednisone treatment, active systemic lupus erythematosus, and time since initial episode.

But suddenly Braxton found herself being rushed to the hospital. There,doctors told her she had pericarditis, a serious heart condition. Often caused by a virus, pericarditis is an inflammation of ...

CDC data shows postvaccine myocarditis and pericarditis are two of the few ... COVID-19 and vaccine-related myocarditis, ...

We plan to further increase our penetration into the recurrent pericarditis population with ... These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations.

“Through the successful development and commercialization of ARCALYST, Kiniksa has helped thousands of patients suffering from recurrent pericarditis. Since the launch in 2021, we have generated ...

The prognosis of pericarditis is related to the etiology. Patients with nonidiopathic cause have a worse prognosis and event-free survival compared with patients with idiopathic or viral pericarditis.