Pericarditis
Pericarditis: Introduction
Pericarditis: Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart.
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causes, and treatments of Pericarditis is available below.
Symptoms of Pericarditis
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Pericarditis: Complications
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Disease Topics Related To Pericarditis
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Medical Textbooks Online about Pericarditis
Medical Books Excerpts
- Myocarditis
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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Diagnostic Tests for Pericarditis
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Pericarditis?
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Pericarditis: Medical Mistakes
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Pericarditis: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Pericarditis
Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss,
there are varying degrees of severity.
It is altogether...read more »
Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also
many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have...read more »
Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations
and rapid heartbeat.
In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can be...read more »
Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed,
leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed.
People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack,
whereas there are various less dangerous...read more »
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue
with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test...read more »
Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often
misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children.
Some of the ...read more »
Dressler's syndrome or post- MI syndrome: Dressler’s syndrome also known as the post- MI syndrome usually occurs a few
weeks after the...read more »
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Hospitals & Clinics: Pericarditis
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Pericarditis: Rare Types
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Causes of Pericarditis
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Latest Treatments for Pericarditis
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Videos for Pericarditis
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Clinical Trials for Pericarditis
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and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
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Statistics for Pericarditis
Pericarditis: Broader Related Topics
Types of Pericarditis
Types of Pericarditis
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Definitions of Pericarditis:
Inflammation of the pericardium. (Dorland, 27th ed)
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Inflammation of the pericardium
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Pericarditis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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