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Complications of Pericarditis
Complications list for Pericarditis:
The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Pericarditis includes:
- Pericardial effusion
- Cardiac tamponade
- Heart failure
- Low blood pressure
- Circulation problems
- Chronic constrictive pericarditis
- Edema
- Ascites
- Abdominal swelling
See also the symptoms of Pericarditis and Pericarditis: Introduction.
Complications and sequelae of Pericarditis from the Diseases Database include:
- Cardiac failure, low output
- ST segment elevation
- Atrial fibrillation
- Pericardial effusion
- Chest pain
Source: Diseases Database
See also the symptoms of Pericarditis and Pericarditis: Introduction.
Pericarditis as a symptom:
For a more detailed analysis of Pericarditis as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Pericarditis.
About complications:
Complications of Pericarditis are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Pericarditis. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Pericarditis and complications of Pericarditis is unclear or arbitrary.
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