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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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• Chest pain, pericarditis ... Elevated troponin • Cardiogenic ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... - Acute HF, Cardiogenic ... shock, Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic ... hypokinesia, associated pericarditis ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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High SVR: • Cardiogenic ... Valve Disease, Myocarditis ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... , Constrictive pericarditis ... algorithm #treatment #management
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Fick calculated cardiac ... IF LVEDP >15 or Cardiac ... flow in all major epicardial ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... > Constrictive pericarditis ... , Pericardial Tamponade ... resuscitation • Cardiogenic ... Cardiac surgery?
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
fragment • Other: Myocarditis ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Serositis: • Pleural/pericardial ... 5% of patients Cardiac ... • Asymptomatic pericarditis ... • Myocarditis ... Cytopenias • Cardiac
Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Induced Cardiotoxicity
Problem - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with
Management of Immune ... ICIs range from myocarditis ... serious arrhythmias, pericarditis ... of severe ICI myocarditis ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology