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Pericarditis - after heart attack

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Acute MI
Acute MI
Pericardium
Pericardium
Post-MI pericarditis
Post-MI pericarditis
Alternative Names

Dressler's syndrome; Post-MI pericarditis; Post-cardiac injury syndrome; Postcardiotomy pericarditis


Prevention


Review Date: 07/20/2006
Reviewed By: Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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