Pericarditis

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I was in spinning class when it came on - a regular activity for me, 31 year old female. I was frightened at the sudden lightning bolt in my chest. I reduced my intensity immediately and sat on the bike for the rest of the class, holding my chest, and waiting for this alarming sensation to go away. Later that night, as I was reading in bed, a duller version of this same crushing chest pain returned and increased in intensity until I couldn’t sleep. Breathing brought on the worst pain. I wa...Read the full article