What is Pericarditis?
'''Pericarditis''' (pronunciation: peri·car·di·tis) is a [[heart]] condition. It is the swelling and irritation of the [[pericardium]].<ref>Pericarditis - Symptoms and causes. [[Mayo Clinic]]. Retrieved 2021-08-10.</ref> {{Infobox medical condition (new) | name = Pericarditis | image = Pericarditis10.JPG | caption = An ECG showing pericarditis, with [[ST elevation]] in multiple leads and slight reciprocal [[ST depression]] in aVR. | width = 350px | field = [[Cardiology]] | symptoms = Sharp [[chest pain]], better sitting up and worse with lying down, [[fever]]<ref name=NIH2012Sym/> | complications = [[Cardiac tamponade]], [[myocarditis]], [[constrictive pericarditis]]<ref name=NIH2012Sym/><ref name=HEART2015/> | onset = Typically sudden<ref name=NIH2012Sym/> | duration = Few days to weeks<ref name=NIH2012Prog/> | types = | causes = [[Viral infection]], [[tuberculosis]], [[uremic pericarditis]], following a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]], [[cancer]], [[autoimmune disorder]]s, [[chest trauma]]<ref name=AFP2007/><ref name=NIH2012Ca/> | risks = | diagnosis = Based on symptoms, [[electrocardiogram]], [[pericardial effusion|fluid around the heart]]<ref name=Im2015/> | differential = [[myocardial infarction|Heart attack]]<ref name=NIH2012Sym/> | prevention = | treatment = [[NSAIDs]], [[colchicine]], [[corticosteroid]]s<ref name=Im2015/> | medication = | prognosis = Usually good<ref name=Im2015/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Cunha |first1=Burke A. | name-list-style = vanc |title=Antibiotic Essentials |date=2010 |publisher=Jones & Bartlett Publishers |isbn=978-1-4496-1870-4 |page=71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RU7p9EwQ_S0C&pg=PA71 |language=en}}</ref> | frequency = 3 per 10,000 per year<ref name=HEART2015/> | deaths = }} [[File:Constrictive pericarditis.jpg|thumb|Constructive Pericarditis]] ==Signs and Symptoms== Pericarditis can be acute pericarditis or [[ch