What is chronic pericarditis?
Pericarditis is a disorder characterized by irritation to the layers of the pericardium (the protective sac around the heart).
How do members experience chronic pericarditis?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with chronic pericarditis*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stabbing pain
How bad it is
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Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Feeling of heart pounding
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for chronic pericarditis*
Who has chronic pericarditis on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 8 | |
30s | 12 | |
40s | 17 | |
50s | 20 | |
60s | 19 | |
70+ | 5 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 21 | |
Female | 61 |