Medical Definition of Dressler's syndrome
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A disorder caused by inflammation of the pericardium resulting from previous injury to the heart muscle (myocardial infarction or cardia trauma).
Symptoms may develop weeks to months after a heart attack or open heart surgery. Symptoms include chest pain (pleuritic), difficulty breathing, a chest splinting (bending over or holding the chest), fatigue, fever and cough.
Treatment includes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, salicylates or corticosteroids.
(27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dressler's Syndrome
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