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==Diagnosis==
===Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Pericarditis<ref>Imazio M, Gaita F, LeWinter M. Evaluation and Treatment of Pericarditis: A Systematic Review. JAMA 2015;314(14):1498–506.</ref>===
*Need 2 of the following
**Chest pain (typically sharp and pleuritic, improved by sitting up and leaning forward)
**Pericardial friction rub
**New or worsening pericardial effusion
**Suggestive ECG changes
*Appropriate time-frame: 1 week to approximately 3 months after myocardial infarction


==Management==
==Management==

Revision as of 18:11, 5 March 2020

Background

Dressler's syndrome, also known as late post-MI pericarditis, is pericarditis that occurs one week to several months after a myocardial infarction. It is thought to be immunologic and is less commonly seen after PE, pericardial trauma, or pericardiectomy.[1]

Clinical Features

Signs and Symptoms

  • Pleuritic chest pain
  • Fever
  • Malaise
  • Pericardial friction rub

Findings

Differential Diagnosis

ST Elevation

Evaluation

  • EKG
  • Labs
    • CBC
    • CRP/ESR
    • Troponin: to rule out concurrent myocarditis
  • Imaging
    • CXR
    • Echocardiogram

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Pericarditis[3]

  • Need 2 of the following
    • Chest pain (typically sharp and pleuritic, improved by sitting up and leaning forward)
    • Pericardial friction rub
    • New or worsening pericardial effusion
    • Suggestive ECG changes
  • Appropriate time-frame: 1 week to approximately 3 months after myocardial infarction

Management

Disposition

See Also

External Links

References

  1. Jouriles N. Pericardial and Myocardial Disease. In: Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice: Volume 1. Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier; 2010.
  2. Imazio M, Hoit BD. Post-cardiac injury syndromes. An emerging cause of pericardial diseases. Int J Cardiol. 2013;168(2):648–652. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.052
  3. Imazio M, Gaita F, LeWinter M. Evaluation and Treatment of Pericarditis: A Systematic Review. JAMA 2015;314(14):1498–506.