Inflammation of the heart lining

    • What are the symptoms of inflammation of the heart lining?

      Pericarditis is an inflammation of the heart lining. The heart is surrounded by a sack called the pericardium. It’s a thin layer of fluid that separates the sack from the actual heart muscle. You can have an inflammatory process that creates chest pain and feels like the crushing chest pain from a heart blockage.


    • What causes inflammation of the heart lining?

      Endocarditis is a life-threatening inflammation of the inner lining of the heart's chambers and valves. This lining is called the endocardium. Endocarditis is usually caused by an infection. Bacteria, fungi or other germs get into the bloodstream and attach to damaged areas in the heart.


    • How is inflammation of the heart lining treated?

      The treatment your doctor recommends may depend on whether you are diagnosed with inflammation of the lining of your heart or valves, the heart muscle itself, or the tissue surrounding the heart. You may be treated with medicine, procedures, or possibly surgery.


    • Who does heart inflammation affect?

      Inflammation can affect the lining of your heart or valves, the heart muscle, or the tissue surrounding the heart. Inflammation in the heart can lead to serious health problems, including an irregular heartbeat (also called arrhythmia), heart failure, and coronary heart disease.


    • [PDF File]What to know about myocarditis, pericarditis and COVID mRNA ...

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      Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle. Pericarditis is an inflammation of the lining around the heart. Both conditions have been reported in some patients after receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine (Moderna or Pfizer) ; the cases occurred more often in males ages 12– 39 than in females or in older men.


    • Inflammation and your heart - British Heart Foundation

      around or in the heart. • Myocarditis – inflammation of the myocardium (the heart muscle) • Pericarditis – inflammation of the pericardium (the sac which surrounds the heart) • Endocarditis – inflammation of the endocardium (the inner lining of the heart) Inflammation of the heart often causes chest pain, and you may feel like you ...


    • Myocarditis and Pericarditis Following COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines

      In May 2021, international reports of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of the lining around the heart) following vaccination with COVID-19 mRNA vaccines emerged, including from Israel and the United States.1-2 Information to date indicates that these events


    • [PDF File]Overview of Myocarditis and Pericarditis

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      Myocarditis: Inflammation of the myocardium (the heart muscle) Pericarditis: Inflammation of the pericardium (the lining around the heart) Myopericarditis: When both myocarditis and pericarditis are present This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY


    • Myocarditis and Pericarditis after COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines

      Myocarditis is defined as inflammation of the heart muscle and pericarditis is defined as inflammation of the lining outside the heart. Symptoms of both can include shortness of breath, chest pain, or the feeling of a rapid or abnormal heart rhythm.1,2,4 Other non-cardiac symptoms can include fatigue,


    • [PDF File]Myocarditis & Pericarditis Following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination

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      Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle, and pericarditis is inflammation of the lining outside the heart. In both cases, the body’s immune system is causing inflammation in response to an infection or some other trigger. Symptoms can include


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