Good Prognosis for Pericarditis With and Without Myocardial Involvement

2013252 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Massimo Imazio · Ospedale Maria Vittoria

Antonio Brucato · Ospedale Maria Vittoria

Andréa Barbieri · Ospedale Maria Vittoria

Abstract

The outcome of myopericardial inflammatory syndromes is good. Unlike acute coronary syndromes, troponin elevation is not a negative prognostic marker in this setting.

Topics & Keywords

Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade Viral Infections and Immunology Research Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 128, Issue 1, pp. 42-49

DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.001531

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