Best Doctors for Pericarditis Treatment in Hyderabad

The inflammation of the pericardium (a thin fluid filled sac) that covers the outer surface of the heart can be known as pericarditis. There are many types of pericarditis like acute pericarditis, chronic pericarditis, infectious pericarditis, constrictive pericarditis, traumatic pericarditis, uremic pericarditis, malignant pericarditis, and idiopathic pericarditis. The symptoms which can be observed in case of pericarditis can be pain worsens with cough, chest pain (stabbing and sharp pain), during swallowing, deep breath. The other symptoms of pericarditis can be back pain, neck pain, left shoulder pain, palpitations, dry cough, fever, anxiety, swollen feet, ankles, legs. The diagnosis of pericarditis can be made through chest X-ray, echocardiogram, electrocardiogram, CT scan, cardiac MRI, blood tests, cardiac catheterization. Management of pericarditis can be done with medications and IV immunoglobulins. Surgery can also be advised, called pericardiectomy.