Coping With Pericarditis

kevin contracted a virus in oct of 2007. He came home from work not feeling well and went to bed monday morning. Tues. he went to the local ER. with chest pain and coughing gray matter. he was rushed through and given atibotics. no xray or anything. weds. he again complained of chest pain I put him in the truck and drove him to the ER. on the way he complained his left hand went numb.He was having a heart attack

I got him there and they wanted us to wait while We filled out papper work. The third or fourth time I stated he was having sevre chest pain a nusre came by. She took one look and rushed him to a room. He sent three or four days in the cardiac unit in a near by facillity. He was 20 yrs old. now he lives in ore. Its better for his asthma he recently had a virus and was given antibiotics.

Two days ago he was back at the ER and the doctors say it is pericarditis He is again on antibiotics. His oldest brother died at 29 from heart issues and we all have heart murmurs. Kevin out grew his as his valve got stromger as he got older. My concern is if this keeps occuring how much damage will it do to his heart?