Pericarditis is an aggravation of the pericardium. Pericarditis is normally intense – it grows unexpectedly and may last as long as a while. The condition for the most part clears up following 3 months, however once in a while assaults can go back and forth for quite a long time. At the point when you have pericarditis, the layer around your heart is red and swollen, similar to the skin around a cut that gets kindled. Once in a while there is additional liquid in the space between the pericardial layers, which is called pericardial emission. Pericarditis can influence anybody, yet it is generally basic in individuals matured 16 to 65.
Chest torment is the most well-known side effect of pericarditis. It ordinarily feels sharp or cutting. Be that as it may, a few people have dull, pain-filled or pressure-like chest torment.
Different signs and indications of pericarditis may include:
The particular indications you have rely upon the kind of pericarditis you have. Pericarditis is assembled into various classes, as per the example of side effects and how long indications last.
The reason for pericarditis is regularly difficult to decide. Some of the time, specialists can't discover a reason (idiopathic pericarditis).
Pericarditis causes can include:
For three months following cessation of therapy for active infection with cardiac involvement
Chronic congestive heart failure, or; workload of 3 METs or less results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or; left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of less than 30 percent
More than one episode of acute congestive heart failure in the past year, or; workload of greater than 3 METs but not greater than 5 METs results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or; left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of 30 to 50 percent
Workload of greater than 5 METs but not greater than 7 METs results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or; evidence of cardiac hypertrophy or dilatation on electro-cardiogram, echocardiogram, or X-ray
Workload of greater than 7 METs but not greater than 10 METs results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or; continuous medication required
Description | Percentage |
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For three months following cessation of therapy for active infection with cardiac involvement |
100 |
Description | Percentage |
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Chronic congestive heart failure, or; workload of 3 METs or less results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or; left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of less than 30 percent |
100 |
Description | Percentage |
---|---|
More than one episode of acute congestive heart failure in the past year, or; workload of greater than 3 METs but not greater than 5 METs results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or; left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of 30 to 50 percent |
60 |
Description | Percentage |
---|---|
Workload of greater than 5 METs but not greater than 7 METs results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or; evidence of cardiac hypertrophy or dilatation on electro-cardiogram, echocardiogram, or X-ray |
30 |
Description | Percentage |
---|---|
Workload of greater than 7 METs but not greater than 10 METs results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or; continuous medication required |
10 |
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