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*

*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

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 8
30s 12
40s 18
50s 21
60s 18
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 21
Female 63

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What is chronic pericarditis?

Pericarditis is a disorder characterized by irritation to the layers of the pericardium (the protective sac around the heart).



Common symptoms reported by people with chronic pericarditis

Common symptoms
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.
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Treatments taken by people for chronic pericarditis

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Compare treatments taken by people with chronic pericarditis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have chronic pericarditis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

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Who has chronic pericarditis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 34 say chronic pericarditis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 8
30s 12
40s 18
50s 21
60s 18
70+ 6
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 4
20-29 years 9
30-39 years 9
40-49 years 5
50-59 years 7
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 21
Female 63

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 44
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from chronic pericarditis patients who have completed their condition history
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