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EasyCardiologyAcute pericarditisau-amc

A 35-year-old man presents with sharp central chest pain that began after a recent viral upper respiratory infection. The pain is worse lying flat and improves when sitting forward. ECG shows widespread concave ST elevation with PR depression. Troponin is minimally elevated and he is haemodynamically stable. What is the most appropriate initial pharmacological treatment?

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