King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...where President Umaru Yar'Adua is being treated for pericarditisCauses: Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, the sac-like covering of the heart. There are many possible causes. At times it could be idiopathic (unknown cause), but often it is the result of a minor viral illness, “cold” or a mechanical injury or trauma to the heart.
If pericarditis occurs after a heart attack, it is known as Dressler’s Syndrome (named after Polish-born American physician William Dressler who lived between 1890-1969. Other known causes include heart surgery, bacterial, fungal or viral infection including HIV, cancer tumours, rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), sarcoidosis, scleroderma and metabolic diseases such as uremia (kidney failure) and hypothyroidism. More @ VANGUARD
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