Population
Patients with acute pericarditis
Design
Review
Authors
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Upholds standard diagnostic criteria and colchicine adjunct; leaves open prospective validation in diverse cohorts.
Acute pericarditis is diagnosed using clinical criteria including typical chest pain, friction rub, ECG changes, and effusion, with colchicine recommended as an adjunct to NSAIDs to reduce recurrence.
Masek et al. (2013) studied this question.
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