“Cholesterol pericarditis” is a condition in which a thick layer of inflammatory tissue forms a membrane around the pericardium, the cavity around the heart. Pericarditis usually develops as a result of injury or infection, but pericarditis can also be caused by medications such as immunosuppressants and other medications, including drugs to treat abnormal heart rhythms.
Pericardial inflammation can be associated with several conditions and diseases, including:
arrhythmias: coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death angina pectoris, heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and tonsillitis The onset of pericarditis is accompanied by various symptoms, including: 1. Sudden severe chest pain, which is often generally localized behind the sternum, often bilateral, can spread to the shoulder, neck, jaw, sometimes to