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Complications Overview Articles

Pericarditis
Arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation. When pericarditis accompanies myocarditis, other arrhythmias may be present, such as supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) or complete heart block; Cardiac tamponade; Constrictive pericarditis, where inflamma...
Source:ADAM
Date:November 6, 2006
Pericarditis
Prognosis is good. Most people recover within three weeks to several months and do not need any additional treatment.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Complications Articles

Arrhythmias
An arrhythmia is any disorder of your heart rate or rhythm. It means your heart beats too fast, too slow, or with an irregular pattern. When the heart beats faster than normal, it is called tachycardia. When the heart beats too slow, it is called bradycardia.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 15, 2008
Arrhythmias
An arrhythmia is an abnormality in the heart ' s rhythm, or heartbeat pattern. The heartbeat can be too slow, too fast, have extra beats, skip a beat, or otherwise beat irregularly.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Cardiac tamponade
Cardiac tamponade is the compression of the heart caused by blood or fluid accumulation in the space between the myocardium (the muscle of the heart) and the pericardium (the outer covering sac of the heart).
Source:ADAM
Date:May 15, 2008
Cardiac Tamponade
Cardiac tamponade occurs when the heart is squeezed by fluid that collects inside the sac that surrounds it. The heart is surrounded by a sac called the pericardium.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Pericarditis - constrictive
Constrictive pericarditis is a disorder caused by inflammation of the pericardium (the sac-like covering of the heart) with subsequent thickening, scarring, and contracture of the pericardium.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 12, 2008
Heart Block
Heart block refers to a delay in the normal flow of electrical impulses that cause the heart to beat. They are further classified as first-, second-, or third-degree block.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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