What is Acute Pericarditis: Signs and Signals
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Pericarditis is inflammation of the fibroelastic pericardial sac. Acute pericarditis has been observed in ≈0.1% of hospitalized patients and 5% of patients admitted to the emergency department with a diagnosis of noncardiac   chest pain. In this podcast, learn the clinical features of Acute Pericarditis.
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