Pericarditis

By Mayo Clinic Staff
April 09, 2024

Research

Mayo Clinic researchers study new ways to diagnose and treat people who have pericarditis. Mayo researchers pioneered a procedure to remove and drain the excess fluid from the pericardial cavity. That procedure, called pericardiocentesis, has reduced complications related to the procedure.

You may have the opportunity to participate in clinical trials. Read more about research in the Cardiovascular Research Center.

Publications

See a list of publications about pericarditis by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

  1. Ferri FF. Pericarditis. In: Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2020. Elsevier; 2020. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed April 21, 2020.
  2. Bennett JE, et al., eds. Myocarditis and pericarditis. In: Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 9th ed. Elsevier; 2020. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed April 21, 2020.
  3. Melendo-Viu M, et al. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating pharmacologic therapies for acute and recurrent pericarditis. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2022; doi:10.1016/j.tcm.2022.02.001.
  4. What is pericarditis? American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/pericarditis/what-is-pericarditis. Accessed Nov. 8, 2023.
  5. Heart inflammation. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/heart-inflammation. Accessed Nov. 30, 2021.
  6. Ami TR. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. Dec. 6, 2023.
  7. AskMayoExpert. Acute pericarditis. Mayo Clinic; 2020.
  8. Health Education & Content Services. Pericarditis: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Mayo Clinic; 2023.
  9. AskMayoExpert. Constrictive pericarditis. Mayo Clinic; 2020.
  10. Medical review (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. Dec. 8, 2023.
  11. Medical review (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. Nov. 29, 2021.
  12. Myocarditis and pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/myocarditis.html. Accessed Nov. 29, 2021.
  13. Mouch SA, et al. Myocarditis following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination. Vaccine. 2021; doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.05.087.
  14. Mevorach D, et al. Myocarditis after BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine against Covid-19 in Israel. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2021; doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2109730.
  15. Echocardiogram (echo). American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/diagnosing-a-heart-attack/echocardiogram-echo. Accessed Dec. 8, 2023.
  16. Hoit BD. Cardiac tamponade. https://www.update.com/contents/search. Accessed Dec. 8, 2023.