The clinical diagnosis of acute pericarditis is based on simple criteria: typical chest pain, pericardial friction rub (Figure 2), widespread ST-segment elevation (Figure 3) and pericardial ...

In the cited meta-analysis, colchicine was associated with reduced risk of treatment failure (OR: 0.23) and recurrent pericarditis (OR: 0.39), but with a trend toward more adverse effects.

Pericarditis is a relatively common disease, accounting for around 5% of all causes of chest pain seen in the emergency room.

X-ray study of the chest confirmed these findings ... Suspicion of chronic constrictive pericarditis was supported by demonstration of a paradoxical pulse of 15 mm. of mercury although pericardial ...