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Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium (the fibrous sac surrounding the heart). A characteristic chest pain is often present.The causes of pericarditis are varied including infections of the pericardium by viruses or bacteria (e.g. Mycobacterium tuberculosis) idiopathic causes uremic pericarditis post-infarct pericarditis (within 24 hours of a heart attack) or Dressler’s syndrome (weeks to months after a heart attack).
