Acute Pericarditis: Appendicitis of the Heart?

摘要

Acute pericarditis is a common cardiovascular condition that is largely self-limited and effectively treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory therapy. Despite simple and effective treatment, the diagnosis is often challenging because clinical symptoms can be misleading. Classically, acute pericarditis presents with sharp pleuritic chest pain that often is positional and varies with respiration. However, pericardial pain can also manifest as dull radiating chest discomfort that may mimic symptoms of myocardial ischemia