What question did this study set out to answer?

To describe the clinical presentation of acute nonspecific pericarditis and evaluate potential myocardial involvement beyond benign pericardial inflammation.

December 1, 1951Annals of Internal Medicine

Myocardial Involvement in Acute Nonspecific Pericarditis: A Report of Three Cases

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3 cases of acute nonspecific pericarditis with myocardial involvement

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Potential myocardial involvement in acute nonspecific pericarditis warrants attention; case reports leave open its frequency and implications.

Key Points

To describe the clinical presentation of acute nonspecific pericarditis and evaluate potential myocardial involvement beyond benign pericardial inflammation.
Detailed clinical assessment of three patients presenting with acute nonspecific pericarditis.
Review of presenting signs, symptoms, inflammatory markers, and associated effusions.
Pericarditis presented with severe substernal or anterior thoracic pain requiring differentiation from myocardial infarction, accompanied by friction rubs, fever, and leukocytosis.
Pericardial effusion occurred in approximately 20% and pleural effusion in about 25% of cases, with clinical recovery typically occurring within 2 to 12 weeks despite potential relapses.

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Population

3 cases of acute nonspecific pericarditis with myocardial involvement

This case series highlights the potential for myocardial involvement in acute nonspecific pericarditis, a syndrome traditionally viewed as benign.

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A 1951 study studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8470b04e8c7cff228d78ff https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-6-1336

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Pericardial disease

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Potential myocardial involvement in acute nonspecific pericarditis warrants attention; case reports leave open its frequency and implications.

Myocardial Involvement in Acute Nonspecific Pericarditis: A Report of Three Cases

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Myocardial Involvement in Acute Nonspecific Pericarditis: A Report of Three Cases

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Implication

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