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Chest Pain, Low-Grade Fever, and Cough? The Sac Surrounding Your Heart Might Be on Fire: 'Pericarditis'

Have you ever felt a sharp, stabbing ache or tightness right in the center of your chest that made it hard to breathe? If accompanied by warmth and a dry cough, it might not be simple stress-induced pain. Here is an overview of pericarditis, an unwelcome condition affecting the pericardium, the vital sac that protects your heart.