Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
• Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic ventricular arrythmia, syncope ± Recent flu-like syndrome
• Paraclinical assessment: EKG abnormalities, Troponin Increases, Cardiac US: LV hypokinesia, associated pericarditis
• Rule out differential diagnosis: Ischernic cause, vasospasm → Coronary angiography, Tako-Tsubo → Characteristic features, evocative context
By Dr. Nausicaa Beaudequin
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