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Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... agents: Trypanosoma cruzi ... disease, Giant cell myocarditis ... Thyrotoxicosis #Myocarditis
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Acute myocarditis ... confirmed by IgG T. cruzi ... Determinate Disease": T. cruzi
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
parasite Trypanosoma cruzi ... (T. cruzi), which ... edema 3. <1% Myocarditis ... visualization of T. cruzi ... 2) PCR (T. cruzi
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Infectious Myocarditis ... - Trypanosoma cruzi ... Immune-mediated myocarditis ... Toxic myocarditis
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Acute myocarditis ... confirmed by IgG T. cruzi ... Determinate Disease": T. cruzi
Trypanosoma cruzi Reactivation in the Brain- ...Magnetic resonance images of the brain showed a mass measuring
Trypanosoma cruzi ... as Trypanosoma cruzi ... #trypanosoma #cruzi
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis ... Principles of Myocarditis ... Treat myocarditis ... - Lymphocytic Myocarditis ... - Giant Cell Myocarditis
Causes of Myocarditis - Infectious and Non-Infectious Causes

#Myocarditis #Causes #NonInfectious #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Myocarditis ... Non-Infectious Causes #Myocarditis
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Antlviral (lymphocytic myocarditis ... Immunosuppressants (chronic myocarditis ... eosinophilic) #Myocarditis
Myocarditis on Echocardiogram
It is always great to witness the tremendous reversal of severe biventricular dysfunction from
Myocarditis on Echocardiogram ... dysfunction from myocarditis ... Ivan_Echocardio #Myocarditis