Acute idiopathic or so-called viral pericarditis is a frequent and usually benign disease, although recurrences are frequent. Data strongly suggest the presence of underlying autoinflammatory and/or ...

The data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author on request. All COVID-19–positive athletes underwent an institutionally mandated cardiovascular screening ...

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.

Cardiovascular inflammatory diseases still represent a challenge for physicians. Inflammatory cardiomyopathy, pericarditis, and large vessels vasculitis can clinically mimic a wide spectrum of ...