Pericarditis classification
Pericarditis classification
- Acute pericarditis – Acute pericarditis (<6 weeks)
- Incipient/subacute pericarditis – Subacute pericarditis (>6 weeks to 6 months)
- Chronic pericarditis – Chronic pericarditis (>6 months)
- Recurrent pericarditis
- Pericarditis associated with other pericardial syndromes
- Pericardial effusion
- Cardiac tamponade
- Constrictive pericarditis
- Effusive-constrictive pericarditis
Pericarditis classification
Classification of Pericarditis
Acute pericarditis (<6 weeks)
- Effusive
- Fibrinous
Subacute pericarditis (>6 weeks to 6 months)
Chronic pericarditis (>6 months)
- Effusive
- Adhesive
- Effusive-adhesive
- Constrictive
Pericarditis classification
Pericarditis is defined as “recurrent” in case of relapse after a minimum symptom-free interval of 4–6 weeks. In case of an earlier relapse or either persistence of symptoms for > 4–6 weeks after the acute episode, pericarditis is defined as “incessant”
Pericarditis can be divided into –
- “acute pericarditis” if it lasts for less than 4-6 weeks,
- “incessant pericarditis” if it lasts for more than 4-6 weeks but less than 6 months,
- “chronic pericarditis” if it lasts for more than 6 months.
- “Recurrent pericarditis” is the term used to denote an episode that occurs after a symptom-free interval of 4-6 weeks in between episodes
