pericarditis, after heart attack…

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acute mi, post-mi pericarditis, pericardium, dressler's syndrome, post-mi pericarditis, post-cardiac injury syndrome, postcardiotomy pericarditis, pericarditis, inflammation, swelling, the pericardium, sac-like covering, the heart, in the days, weeks following a heart attack, pericarditis, 2 to 5 days after a heart attack, acute mi, 11 weeks later, dressler's syndrome, it persists, weeks, months after a heart attack, pericarditis, open heart surgery, stab wounds, heart, blunt chest trauma, involve repeated episodes of symptoms, pericarditis occuring shortly after a heart attack, inflammatory response to blood, in the pericardial sac, dead, severely damaged tissue, in the heart muscle, period of inflammation, immune system tries to clean up the heart after injury, go too far, attack healthy cells by mistake, pain occurs, the inflamed pericardium rubs on the heart, early pericarditis complicates 7% to 10% of heart attacks, dressler's syndrome is seen in only 1% of patients after heart attack, risks include previous heart attack, open heart surgery, chest trauma, chest pain, recurrence, pain radiates, neck, shoulder, abdomen, sharp, stabbing, pleuritic, tight, crushing, ischemic, chest pain, increase, breathing, relieved, upright, standing, sitting position, splinting of ribs, bending over, holding the chest, deep breathing, difficulty breathing, dry cough, anxiety, fatigue, fever, general ill feeling, malaise, fast heart rate, tachycardia, using a stethoscope, listen, pericardial rubbing sound, not be confused, a murmur, heart sounds weak, distant, collections of fluid, in the pericardial sac, space around the lungs, pleural effusion, not common after heart attack, occur, chronic post-mi pericarditis, dressler's syndrome, chest x-ray, echocardiogram, chest mri, chest ct scan, ecg, cardiac markers, ck-mb, troponin, distinguish pericarditis from acute mi, complete blood count shows increased white blood cells, esr, sedimentation rate, goal, improve the function, the heart, reduce symptoms, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, nsaids, aspirin, relieve inflammation, the pericardium, in extreme cases, medicines have failed, steroids, colchicine used, medications, analgesics to relieve pain, removal of excess fluid, pericardial sac, pericardiocentesis, recommended cutting, surgical removal of part, the pericardium, surgical pericardiectomy, implemented, complications develop, severe symptoms, life-threatening, untreated, recurrences, common, adequate treatment, cardiac tamponade, constrictive heart failure, pulmonary edema, symptoms of pericarditis occur following a heart attack, pericarditis has been diagnosed, symptoms persist, recur.