Pericarditis stories

Headshot of Carly Pearce.

Carly Pearce, Grammy-winning country music singer/songwriter, living with recurrent pericarditis

Patient stories

Dive into the real stories of patients with recurrent pericarditis—from students to superstars. Recurrent pericarditis can affect anyone and everyone has useful insights to share.

Hear from Carly

Carly Pearce, country music singer/songwriter living with recurrent pericarditis, shares how it first threatened to disrupt her music career—and how she keeps going.

Carly Pearce playing an acoustic guitar while sitting on a couch.

Watch Henrik’s video

Henrik Lundqvist, NHL Hall-of-Famer living with recurrent pericarditis, shares what it was like to first learn he had the condition—and how he’s forged ahead to keep living life.

NHL Hall-of-Famer Henrik Lundqvist standing at a railing.

Watch Jill’s story

Jill, a mom and high school superintendent, who lives with recurrent pericarditis and shares how she is fighting both flares and a lack of readily available pericarditis information.

Hear from Joao

Joao, a medical student who is living with recurrent pericarditis gives us his take on diagnosis and treatment.

Learn from a pericarditis specialist

Dr. Jonathan Salik, a cardiologist in Boston, Massachusetts, who specializes in recurrent pericarditis, shares some expert insights for managing recurrent pericarditis.

Headshot of Dr. Jonathan Salik a reccurent

Last updated: 04/30/25
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