Although allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can be curative for various hematological disorders, it continues to be associated with a significant incidence of treatment-related ...

A new study of more than 2,900 patients provides evidence that it's likely best to use as little corticosteroid medicine as possible when treating people who have lupus pericarditis, a common heart ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers assessed the risk of myocarditis or pericarditis after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) messenger ...

An 11-year-old boy with splenectomized homozygous beta-thalassemia (Pesaro class 2) underwent HLA-matched unrelated donor BMT. Pre-transplant electrocardiogram (ECG) and echocardiogram showed no ...

Cardiol Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CRDL) is aiming to address inflammation-driven heart disease with therapies the company believes ...

In addition, several drugs have been reported occasionally to produce pericarditis 4–12 when administered to man. The mechanism by which they induce the lesion appears to be one of hypersensitivity ...

This study and the accompanying editorial present important information that helps us compare and contrast acute pericarditis with AMI. Salisbury and colleagues attempted to determine the frequency of ...

Myocarditis and pericarditis are conditions that involve heart inflammation. Myocarditis affects the heart muscle itself, while pericarditis impacts the pericardium — the layer of tissue that ...

Pericarditis may be caused by infectious or noninfectious noxa. Most cases are labeled as 'idiopathic' because the traditional diagnostic approach often fails to identify the etiology. Most important ...

Experiencing chest pain that doesn’t go away, shortness of breath, or the unsettling thump of a racing heartbeat can be frightening. For many, these signs may indicate pericarditis, a condition ...