{"id":135037,"date":"2024-12-09T09:53:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T02:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135037"},"modified":"2024-12-09T09:53:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T02:53:01","slug":"condition-that-can-feel-like-a-heart-attack-isnt-getting-enough-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135037","title":{"rendered":"Condition that can feel like a heart attack isn\u2019t getting \u2018enough attention\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s far from uncommon to associate chest pain with having a heart attack, but it\u2019s not the only explanation for the common symptom.<\/p>\n<div id=\"Entry-content\">\n<p>It\u2019s far from uncommon to associate chest pain with having a heart attack, but it\u2019s not the only explanation for the common symptom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think that about 5% of people that come to the hospital with chest pain actually have pericarditis. So to put it into perspective \u2014 that\u2019s about one in every 20 cases that are being evaluated for chest pain \u2014 may have pericarditis,\u201d said Dr. Antonio Abbate, cardiologist with UVA Health.<\/p>\n<p>Pericarditis is the inflammation of a sac-like membrane that surrounds the heart. The condition affects all ages and genders the same, Abbate said. The most common cause is a viral infection of some sort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen a lot of pericarditis with COVID, but you can see it with other type of infections, upper respiratory infections, you can see it with influenza, and when the virus attacks the body there gives an inflammatory stimulus,\u201d Abbate said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, pericarditis can result from inflammation associated with heart surgery, or be a side effect of medications or vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s estimated around 40,000 to 50,000 individuals in the U.S. are affected by pericarditis, Abbate said. Fortunately, treatments including anti-inflammatory therapies target the condition and often get rid of it forever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe major issue is that if it\u2019s not treated, it\u2019s unlikely to go away, and so that pain can become significantly worse, can be burdensome, can impair your breathing, can impair your quality of life,\u201d Abbate said.<\/p>\n<p>A patient\u2019s first episode can be very severe, according to Abbate. He said when someone is diagnosed with pericarditis, it\u2019s often in the setting of a concern for a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p>Severe chest pains and difficulty breathing are the main symptoms experienced by those suffering from pericarditis.<\/p>\n<p>While vaccines are listed as a possible cause for the condition, Abbate said it\u2019s not a reason to not get them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something in the COVID virus that triggers an increased risk of having cardiovascular disease,\u201d Abbate said. \u201cWhen you compare that risk with the risk of vaccines, the risk of vaccines is much lower.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said using anti-inflammatory therapies early has been found to reduce the risk of complications and recurrences of pericarditis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cColchicine is an anti-inflammatory drug that \u2026 when used in patients with pericarditis, it treats the symptoms, the pain, and it prevents the recurrences and the complications. And patients are usually on treatment for about three months when it\u2019s the first episode, or longer, if it\u2019s multiple episodes,\u201d Abbate said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-page__signature bottom\"><em style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:600;\">Get breaking news and daily headlines delivered to your email inbox by signing up <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/newsletter-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"single-page__signature bottom\">\u00a9 2024 WTOP. All Rights Reserved. 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