Corticosteroids for Acute and Recurrent Idiopathic Pericarditis: Unexpected Evidences

Table 4

Follow-up data of the study population.

Feature	Total (276)	ASA/NSAIDs (215)	Prednisone (61)	value
Recurrence, n (%)	171 (62)	137 (63.7)	34 (55.7)	0.257
Complete remission, n (%)	105 (38)	78 (36.3)	27 (44.3)	0.257

Values are n (%). The recurrences rate was not statistically different between the two groups.