Journal of cardiovascular medicine
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J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) · Sep 2016
Multicenter StudyRecurrent pericarditis in children and adolescents: a multicentre cohort study.
Limited data are available about recurrent pericarditis in children. We sought to explore contemporary causes, characteristics, therapies and outcomes of recurrent pericarditis in paediatric patients. ⋯ Recurrent pericarditis has an overall favourable prognosis in children, although it may require frequent readmissions and seriously affect the quality of life, especially in patients treated with corticosteroids. Colchicine or anakinra therapies were associated with significant decrease in the risk of recurrence.