Singer Carly Pearce says doctors ‘dismissed’ heart condition symptoms

heart condition called pericarditis.“I’m doing a lot better,” Pearce told Fox News Digital. “I’m still … on a health journey in general … to continue to hope that this recurrent pericarditis isn’t recurrent.”Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium, a sac-like structure with two thin layers of tissue that surround the heart to hold it in place and help protect it from damage from infection and malignancy, according to the American Heart Association.Although Pearce’s health condition was initially “dismissed” by medical professionals, she continued to press doctors until she received answers.“My biggest piece of advice for anybody is: Listen to your body, and be your own advocate … a lot of doctors dismissed me, and I was persistent until I got a diagnosis.”While country music star Carly Pearce’s health journey has been nothing short of challenging, she aimed to spread awareness in hopes of saving other people’s lives who may be experiencing similar medical conditions. “My biggest piece of advice for anybody is: Listen to your body and be your own advocate … a lot of doctors dismissed me, and I was persistent until I got a diagnosis.”— Carly PearceEarlier this year, the “I Hope You’re Happy” singer detailed her “intense” symptoms. “I had a really debilitating chest pain that was only relieved if I bent over like this (leaning forward), and that’s a classic symptom of pericarditis,” she explained on Today.“And then when you lay back, it gets way worse, because that wall is kind of inflamed around your heart.”Pearce, who’s on her “Hummingbird” tour, added at the time, “I just had a really intense shortness of breath.”The country star has been living with the heart condition for nearly five years, and she had.