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Myocarditis is defined as inflammation of the myocardium. Myocarditis can progress to inflammatory cardiomyopathy when there are associated ventricular remodeling and cardiac dysfunction due to chronic inflammation. [6] [7] Symptoms can include shortness of breath, chest pain, decreased ability to exercise, and an irregular heartbeat. [1]
Pericarditis is the inflammation of the pericardium; Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart muscle; Endocarditis is the inflammation of the endocardium; Pancarditis, also called perimyoendocarditis, is the inflammation of the entire heart: the pericardium, the myocardium and the endocardium
Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp chest pain, which may also be felt in the shoulders, neck, or back. [1] The pain is typically less severe when sitting up and more severe when lying down or breathing deeply. [1] Other symptoms of pericarditis can include fever, weakness, palpitations, and shortness of breath. [1]
In 1983, an incidence of myocarditis of 1 per 10 000 was reported among Finnish military personnel. [4] Among US military service members vaccinated between December 2002 and March 2003 with Dryvax smallpox vaccine 18 cases of probable myopericarditis were reported, which was an incidence of 7.8 per 100 000 over 30 days.
Pericarditis. Endocarditis. Congenital heart disease. Domepitipat / istockphoto. ... Symptoms of a stroke can include weakness, numbness, or paralysis on one side of the face or body, sudden and ...
The onset of purulent pericarditis is usually acute, with most individuals presenting to a medical facility approximately 3 days following the onset of symptoms. [4] As a subtype of pericarditis, purulent pericarditis often presents with substernal chest pain that is exacerbated by deep breathing and lying in the supine position. [5]
Chronic infective endocarditis refers to the presence of such signs and symptoms when they persist for more than three months. [ 11 ] Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) is often due to streptococci of low virulence (mainly viridans streptococci ) and mild to moderate illness which progresses slowly over weeks and months (>2 weeks) and has ...
The study only documented myocarditis and pericarditis, rare inflammatory heart conditions, in the vaccinated group, but the incidences were very rare − 27 cases per million after the first dose ...