The patient is a 37 year old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy admitted with positional chest pain associated with viral prodrome. Her past medical history revealed she was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy in 10-89 and discharged on Lasix, digoxin, and an ACE inhibitor. On 20 May, she was admitted to Orecross Medical Center after complaining of positional chest pain, shortness of breath, and fatigue. On 4 October, she underwent right ventriculogram which showed ejection fraction 24% and global hypokinesis. On 28 May, she complained of four days of diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and malaise, followed by sharp severe chest pain in the mid chest below the left breast radiating to the back, which was relieved by lying on the left and aggravated by leaning forward or lying on the right. Her past medical history was significant for cardiomyopathy, hypertension, gastritis, ex-intravenous drug abuser for 10 years, anemia, and recent crack cocaine use. On admission, her medications included Lasix, Enalapril, and digoxin with no known drug allergies. Her hospital course was consistent with continuation of her pain through the first day of hospitalization despite an aggressive anti-ischemic regimen. It was found that her myocardial band electrophoresis showed no myocardial band fraction detected and it was decided to shift therapy to a more anti-inflammatory regimen to control her pericarditis with Indocin. With the resolution of her chest pain, the T-wave inversions corrected and she was transerred to the floor on Indocin 50 milligrams 3 times a day, aspirin, Bactrim, Enalapril, and Carafate and remained without chest pain for the next 2 days. The patient was discharged to home with medications on discharge including aspirin, Indocin 50 milligrams by mouth 3 times a day, Enalapril 10 milligrams by mouth each day, and Carafate 1 gram by mouth 4 times a day with follow-up with Dr. Dewitt A. Sisler.
What types of medications have been tried for her pericarditis. management
it was decided to shift therapy to a more anti-inflammatory regimen to control her pericarditis with Indocin.