– Initiative aimed at improving access and outcomes for patients with recurrent pericarditis –
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“We are proud to sponsor the American Heart Association’s Addressing Recurrent Pericarditis initiative. Recurrent pericarditis is a rare, chronic, flaring disease, in which patients are frequently misdiagnosed or undertreated due to a lack of access to expert care. In addition to elevating awareness and knowledge around recurrent pericarditis, this initiative will also help strengthen overall care by working to improve processes for diagnosing, referring, and treating patients,” said
Through the Addressing Recurrent Pericarditis initiative, the
“Recurrent pericarditis symptoms can have significant impact on emotional health and quality of life, but they often go undiagnosed and untreated,” said
Participating sites in the learning collaborative include:
- Ascension
St. Thomas Heart (Nashville, Tennessee ) Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute , Northwestern Medicine (Chicago, Illinois )- Brigham & Women’s Hospital (
Boston, Massachusetts ) Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, Ohio )Houston Medical Hospital (Houston, Texas )Knight Cardiovascular Institute Cardiology Clinic ,Oregon Health & Science University (Portland, Oregon )Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, Massachusetts )Mayo Clinic –Rochester (Rochester, Minnesota )- My Cardiologist/CVAUSA (
Miami, Florida ) New York University Grossman School of Medicine (New York, New York )Pacific Heart Institute (Santa Monica, California )- The Regents of the
University of California Irvine (Irvine, California ) - University of Michigan (
Ann Arbor, Michigan ) University of Utah Hospital (Salt Lake City, Utah )University of Virginia (Charlottesville, Virginia )
About Recurrent Pericarditis
Recurrent pericarditis is a painful and debilitating chronic autoinflammatory cardiovascular disease marked by inflammation of the pericardium and is often associated with changes in electrical conduction and sometimes buildup of fluid around the heart, called pericardial effusion. Recurrent pericarditis symptoms have an impact on quality of life, limit physical activities, and lead to frequent emergency department visits and hospitalizations. Data shows that approximately 40,000 patients in the
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