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La myocardite.
MOONEN, Marie; Lancellotti, Patrizio
2018In Revue Médicale de Liège, 73 (5-6), p. 269-276
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Keywords :
Cardiac MRI; Cardiomyopathy; Endomyocardial biopsy; Myocarditis
Abstract :
[en] Myocarditis is an illness characterized by myocardial infiltration with inflammatory cells and non-ischemic myocytic necrosis. The clinical presentation of myocarditis varies widely and diagnosis is sometimes difficult to establish. The current incidence of myocarditis is also difficult to determine as endomyocardial biopsy, the diagnostic gold standard, is unfrequently used, or even not justified. The leading causes are infections, immune-mediated injury and toxins. Prognosis is most often good but, in some patients, the disease can be fulminant with progression to cardiogenic shock, or occurrence of sudden cardiac death. Prognosis in myocarditis patients varies according to the underlying aetiology. Treatment is generally symptomatic, but in some cases, a specific therapy is appropriated as a function of the corresponding aetiology. This paper aims to review current knowledge concerning myocarditis, with particular emphasis on <<urgent>> situations.
Disciplines :
Cardiovascular & respiratory systems
Author, co-author :
MOONEN, Marie ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Département de médecine interne > Cardiologie multidisciplinaire et prévention
Lancellotti, Patrizio  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Cardiologie - Pathologie spéciale et réhabilitation
Language :
French
Title :
La myocardite.
Alternative titles :
[en] Update on myocarditis
Publication date :
2018
Journal title :
Revue Médicale de Liège
ISSN :
0370-629X
eISSN :
2566-1566
Publisher :
Université de Liège. Revue Médicale de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Volume :
73
Issue :
5-6
Pages :
269-276
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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