When I was 48, I was diagnosed with viral pericarditis an inflammation of the heart tissue.
His health was greatly improved following an attack last June of pericarditis, an inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart.
Shortly before, Speck had suffered chest pains, which were diagnosed as pericarditis, an inflammation of the heart sac, and his arraignment was postponed.
Pericarditis -- Chest Pain That's Usually not Related to a Heart Attack A sharp pain near the heart that spreads along the arm and neck might not be a heart attack. It could be pericarditis, an inflammation of the heart that is not life-threatening, according to the Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
Dec. 19, 2013 - Mayo Clinic