Patients are frequently asked about iodine or seafood allergy before IV contrast material is administered because of a commonly held belief among radiologists and others in the medical community of a specific cross-reactivity between iodinated radiographic contrast material and other iodine-rich substances.
Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, two thin layers of a sac-like tissue that surrounds the heart, holds it in place and helps it work. A small amount of fluid keeps the layers separate so that thereâs no friction between them.
Best Answer: Pericarditis (inflammation of pericardium, the sac which surrounds the heart). Also have myocarditis (inflammation of heart muscle) and endocarditis (inflammation of inner lining). General term is carditis (from cardio-heart, and-itis, inflammation). Source(s): Medicine student.