Vol. 14. Núm. 42.
Páginas 2513-2522 (Octubre 2025)

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Pericarditis aguda

Acute pericarditis

S. Antoñana UgaldeJ.L. Zamorano Gómez
Doi : https://10.1016/j.med.2025.09.018
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Resumen

La pericarditis aguda representa el 5% de las consultas en urgencias por dolor torácico de causa no isquémica. Los agentes causales son muchos y muy diversos y dependen, en gran medida, de la localización geográfica concreta. El diagnóstico se realiza en base a criterios clínicos y ecocardiográficos, y el pronóstico es generalmente benigno una vez instaurado el tratamiento adecuado. La tasa de complicaciones en forma de pericarditis constrictiva, pericarditis recurrente o taponamiento cardíaco es baja y está directamente relacionada con el agente etiológico. La imagen multimodal tiene un papel fundamental en la valoración de los pacientes con síndromes pericárdicos.

Palabras clave
Pericarditis aguda
Imagen multimodal
Antiinflamatorios (AINE)
Colchicina
Abstract

Acute pericarditis accounts for 5% of emergency department visits for chest pain due to non-ischemic causes. There are many highly diverse causative agents that depend to a great extent on the specific location. The diagnosis is made based on clinical and echocardiographic criteria. The prognosis is generally benign once adequate treatment has been started. The rate of complications —in the form of constrictive pericarditis, recurrent pericarditis or cardiac tamponade— is low and is directly related to the etiologic agent. Multimodal imaging plays a fundamental role in assessing patients with pericardial diseases.

Keywords
Acute pericarditis
Multimodal imaging
Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Colchicine

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