The pericardium is the layer that surrounds the heart. The pericardium has two layers that work to lubricate the heart, protect it, and prevent it from filling up with too much blood. When this layer ...

Lupus can cause inflammation of the pericardium, the lining around your heart. Depending on the severity of your symptoms, treatments range from over-the-counter pain relievers to surgery. Systemic ...

Carly Pearce shared a health update with fans Thursday, revealing she has developed a heart condition called pericarditis. In a video posted to her Instagram, Pearce, 34, said: "Hey, y'all. I have ...

Myocarditis and pericarditis are conditions that involve heart inflammation. Myocarditis affects the heart muscle itself, while pericarditis impacts the pericardium — the layer of tissue that ...

Country music singer and songwriter Carly Pearce has shared details about an ongoing health condition. The 34-year-old said she will continue performing, although those performances might look a bit ...

Autoimmune pericarditis is pericarditis that develops in people who have underlying autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and SLE. This article explains what autoimmune pericarditis is and ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WRIC) — A UVA Health cardiologist was recently featured alongside NHL Hall-of-Famer Henrik Lundqvist in a national campaign to raise awareness about a rare heart condition. UVA ...

Myocarditis and pericarditis are types of heart inflammation. Myocarditis affects the middle layer of heart muscle, and pericarditis only affects the heart’s outer lining. Myocarditis and pericarditis ...

Sequence variants that protect against pericarditis have been discovered at a genomic locus encoding interleukin-1 immune cytokines. A newly approved drug treatment for pericarditis inhibits these ...