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Myocarditis
Myocarditis
Myocarditis
David O. Taylor, MD
Eileen Hsich, MD
Heart Failure/Transplant Section
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Myocarditis
Arrhythmias
Acute injury Pattern
Conduction disease
Active Borderline
Myocarditis Myocarditis
Therapy:
Discontinue offending drug
Corticosteroids +/- other
immunosuppression
Prognosis: Variable
Recovery
Severe LV dysfunction +/- valvular disease
Sudden death from arrhythmias
Arteritis
A Yes
B No
Case #4
25 yo woman was hiking this summer and
was bitten by a tick. She developed a rash
and now in ER after a syncopal episode.
Echo nl. EKG with complete heart block.
A Yes
B No