How to Use pericarditis in a Sentence

pericarditis

noun
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  • There is also the worry of myocarditis and pericarditis, a side effect that is very rare and has appeared mostly in young men.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 20 Sep. 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
  • The signs and symptoms of pericarditis typically are a stabbing or a sharp chest pain that's persistent.
    — CBS News, 13 June 2021
  • The median age of people with myocarditis or pericarditis following the first dose was 30, and 24 in the second-dose cases.
    — Timothy Annett, Bloomberg.com, 11 June 2021
  • The rate of myocarditis or pericarditis was highest among men under 21, but it was seen with decreasing frequency in men up to 29.
    — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2021
  • During the same period of time, there would be 21 cases of myocarditis or pericarditis.
    — Matthew Herper, STAT, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Myocarditis refers to inflammation of the heart while pericarditis refers to inflammation of the outer lining of the heart.
    — Brett Haensel, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Myocarditis and pericarditis are pretty rare side effects, and in more than three-quarters of cases, their symptoms — tightness, squeezing or pain in the chest — went away with time and over-the-counter drugs.
    — Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart, while pericarditis is an inflammation of the membrane around the heart.
    — Evan MacDonald, cleveland, 24 June 2021
  • For instance, it is not known if a third dose would trigger elevated rates of myocarditis and pericarditis, a side effect seen mainly in males under the age of 40.
    — Matthew Herper, STAT, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart muscle, while pericarditis is the inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart.
    — New York Times, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle, and pericarditis is the inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart.
    — Brianna Abbott, WSJ, 23 June 2021
  • Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscles, and pericarditis is inflammation of the membranes that surround the heart.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 28 Aug. 2021
  • In particular, the FDA noted that there were no new cases of myocarditis or pericarditis (inflammation of the heart and surrounding tissue) in the age group.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Many kinds of pathogens, including enteroviruses and the bacteria that cause common staph and strep infections, are known to cause rare cases of myocarditis and pericarditis.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2021
  • Those include myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, and pericarditis, inflammation of the lining around the heart.
    — New York Times, 26 July 2021
  • Myocarditis and pericarditis are inflammations of the heart and tissue around the heart, respectively.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 9 Jan. 2022
  • No new safety problems were identified in the study, and no cases of myocarditis or pericarditis were observed in the children studied following their receipt of the second dose.
    — Brett Haensel, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2021
  • There were also no cases of myocarditis or pericarditis—inflammation of the heart muscle or its lining.
    — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 27 June 2022
  • There were no cases of myocarditis or pericarditis — inflammation of the heart and lining of the heart that young men have experienced at slightly higher rates — but Pfizer said the study may have been too small to detect this.
    — Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Myocarditis and pericarditis are conditions that involve inflammation in and around the heart.
    — NBC News, 24 May 2021
  • The symptoms of the side effects — myocarditis and pericarditis, which are inflammation of the heart muscle and lining, respectively — tended to be mild and treatable, doctors say.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • After reducing the size of its dose, Pfizer said its trials had turned up mostly mild side effects, no new safety concerns, and no cases of myocarditis or pericarditis.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Still, the cases of either myocarditis or pericarditis, which involve inflammation of the heart or the surrounding tissue, are higher than what would be expected for this age group.
    — NBC News, 11 June 2021
  • The viral condition which caused the player to suffer from pericarditis has totally vanished, according to Diario AS sources, but the right back has not yet been discharged from hospital.
    — SI.com, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Myocarditis occurs when there is inflammation of the heart muscle and pericarditis occurs when there is inflammation of the heart lining.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle and pericarditis is inflammation of the heart lining.
    — John Bonifield, CNN, 23 Mar. 2022
  • And there were no cases of myocarditis or pericarditis—inflammation of the heart muscle or lining—which have occurred in a small percentage of teens and young adults who got the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
    — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Moderna said no deaths and no cases of myocarditis or pericarditis were reported.
    — John Bonifield, CNN, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Again myocarditis and pericarditis have been rare occurrences.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 13 June 2021

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