Key result
Postcardiac injury syndrome is characterized by pleuritic chest pain, fever, and effusions, and while it can follow a relapsing course, it carries a favorable prognosis.
Population
Patients with postcardiac injury syndrome, including postmyocardial infarction syndrome, postcommissurotomy…
Design
Review
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May support conservative anti-inflammatory management in PCIS; leaves open prospective trials on relapse prevention.
PCIS is an autoimmune-mediated pericarditis-like illness following cardiac injury that responds to NSAIDs and corticosteroids and generally carries a favorable prognosis.
Wessman et al. (2006) conducted a review in Postcardiac injury syndrome (PCIS). Postcardiac injury syndrome is characterized by pleuritic chest pain, fever, and effusions, and while it can follow a relapsing course, it carries a favorable prognosis.
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