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3.1.9 - Myocarditis

from Section 3.1 - Cardiac and Circulatory Failure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2023

Ned Gilbert-Kawai
Affiliation:
The Royal Liverpool Hospital
Debashish Dutta
Affiliation:
Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow
Carl Waldmann
Affiliation:
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
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Summary

Key Learning Points

  1. 1. A high degree of clinical suspicion is required to effectively diagnose and treat myocarditis.

  2. 2. Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is required to attain a certain diagnosis and direct effective management.

  3. 3. Supportive care is the mainstay of medical management if the diagnosis is unclear, and may necessitate the use of inotropic drugs and mechanical assist devices.

  4. 4. Complex diagnostic and management issues require a multidisciplinary approach – intensivist, cardiologist, pathologist (trained in myocardial pathology), clinical immunologist and infectious disease specialist.

  5. 5. Suspect myocarditis in young patients (<35 years old) with unexplained heart failure or arrhythmia.

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Intensive Care Medicine
The Essential Guide
, pp. 126 - 127
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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References and Further Reading

Caforio, AL, Pankuweit, S, Arbustini, E, et al. Current state of knowledge on aetiology, diagnosis, management, and therapy of myocarditis: a position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases. Eur Heart J 2013;34:2636–48, 264848a–d.Google Scholar

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