Examples of pericarditis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Through that time, fewer than 800 cases of myocarditis or pericarditis (inflammation of the tissue around the heart), have been reported after receiving the vaccine, according to the CDC, most of them after the second dose. — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 13 June 2021 The signs and symptoms of pericarditis typically are a stabbing or a sharp chest pain that's persistent. — CBS News, 13 June 2021 Among 16-to-17-year-olds, who had received 2.3 million doses, there had been 79 cases of myocarditis or pericarditis reported through VAERS. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 12 June 2021 The Oregon Health Authority is aware of at least 11 cases in Oregon of myocarditis or pericarditis, inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart, following COVID-19 vaccinations. — oregonlive, 9 June 2021 Researchers have recently detected an increase in case reports of pericarditis — swelling of the tissue surrounding the heart — and myocarditis — inflammation of the heart muscle — among the vaccinated population. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2021 Myocarditis and pericarditis are conditions that involve inflammation in and around the heart. — NBC News, 24 May 2021 Studies early in the pandemic showed a high prevalence of cardiac abnormalities in COVID-19 in hospitalized, and pericarditis is swelling and irritation of thin tissue around the heart, according to the Mayo Clinic. — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2021 Three had myocarditis, which is heart inflammation, and two had pericarditis, which is swelling of the tissue that surrounds the heart. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2021

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