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A 35-year-old woman presents with sharp central chest pain worse on inspiration and lying flat, relieved by sitting forward. She had a viral upper respiratory tract infection one week ago. ECG shows diffuse ST elevation with PR depression, and troponin is normal. Echocardiography shows a small pericardial effusion without tamponade. What is the most appropriate first-line pharmacological treatment?

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