1. pericarditic typical chest pain,

2. pericardial friction rubs,

3. widespread ST segment elevation or PR depressions not previously reported, and

4. new or worsening pericardial effusion.

A clinical diagnosis of acute pericarditis is made when at least 2 of these criteria are present.

A clinical diagnosis of myopericarditis is performed in patients with diagnostic criteria for acute pericarditis and 1 of the following features:

1. evidence of elevated cardiac enzymes (creatine kinase-MB fraction, or troponin I or T) or

2. new onset of focal or diffuse depressed left ventricular function by echocardiography.

 

Related Criteria

NYHA Functional Classification for Congestive Heart Failure

Framingham Criteria for Congestive Heart Failure

Cardiovascular Major Risk Factors

Duke Criteria for Infective Endocarditis (IE)

Revised Jones Criteria for Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF)

Wells Clinical Prediction Rule for Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis

Braunwald Classification of Unstable Angina (UA)

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