Chest pain associated with pericarditis.

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Why is the chest pain associated with pericarditis alleviated when the patient leans forward?
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The pericardium is anchored to the anterior chest wall via sternopericardial ligaments. Leaning forward reduces pull on the pericardium by those ligaments
 
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