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 ...

Recurrence is a serious complication of acute pericarditis. Recurrent pericarditis is a term used when a pericarditis patient relapses after discontinuation of treatment. It can also be described as a ...

Acute inflammatory myopericardial syndromes span a range from pure pericarditis to pure myocarditis, with the terms myopericarditis and perimyocarditis used to reflect the dominant component of ...

The disease usually starts as a fibrinous exudation with mycobacteria, polymorphonuclear cells and granuloma formation. The evolution is towards a serosanguineous exudate with lymphocytes, mononuclear ...

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 ...

In a preclinical model of acute pericarditis, cannabidiol was found to significantly reduce pericardial effusion and thickening. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug ...

Although allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can be curative for various hematological disorders, it continues to be associated with a significant incidence of treatment-related ...

HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (Nasdaq: KNSA) (Kiniksa), a biopharmaceutical company with a portfolio of assets designed to modulate immunological ...

Rilonacept, an interleukin (IL)-1 inhibitor, produces rapid resolution of recurrent pericarditis and fewer recurrent pericarditis episodes among patients who initially respond to drug therapy, as ...

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 ...

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 ...