Acute Pericarditis:
- Inflammation of the pericardium
- May be caused by number of factors: viral/bacterial infection, metastatic tumors, collagen vascular diseases, MI, cardiac surgery, and uremia
ECG Changes w/ Acute Pericarditis:
- Early phase is characterized by ST segment elevation, due to inflammation of the epicardium, which accompanies inflammation of the overlying pericardium
- Can have generalized ST-T changes in both anterior and inferior leads