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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... agent, steroids, AC ... #diagnosis #management ... #biopsy
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... physical exam - Key ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... medical and surgical management
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
irregular rhythms: Paroxysmal ... supraventricular or ventricular ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... Pericarditis or myocarditis ... palpitations: PVC
Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Induced Cardiotoxicity
Problem - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with
ICIs range from myocarditis ... recommendations lack key ... troponin, left ventricular ... of severe ICI myocarditis ... prednisone 1-2 mg/kg