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Pericarditis

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Other common causes of pericarditis include bacterial infections, kidney failure, rheumatological conditions such as autoimmune conditions/vasculitis (SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis) and even cancer (mesothelioma; spread from other tumors). Also recent cardiac surgery and a recent heart attack can present with pericarditis.

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Dishing out the meds

The British Journal of Cardiology

They noted that, while such a preventative strategy was radical, if such a formulation existed that prevented cancer and was safe, it would be widely used. “It It is time to discard the view that risk factors need to be measured and treated individually if found to be abnormal.