Diagnosis and Treatment of Myocarditis in Children in the Current Era

Immunosuppression and immunomodulation have been used to treat myocarditis in children for >20 years, but their use remains controversial.

Diagnosis and treatment of myocarditis in children in the current era

Diagnosis and treatment of myocarditis in children in the current era.

Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis in Children | Circulation

Myocarditis remains a clinical challenge in pediatrics. Originally, it was recognized at autopsy before the application of endomyocardial ...

The Diagnostic and Clinical Approach to Pediatric Myocarditis

Pediatric myocarditis remains challenging from the perspectives of diagnosis and management. Multiple etiologies exist, and the majority of cases appear to be ...

Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis in Children

To improve outcomes, a set of criteria for the diagnosis of myocarditis based on current diagnostic tools should be top priority and will inform ...

Myocarditis in Children | Symptoms, Causes, Treatment & Prognosis

Treatment for myocarditis is based on how badly the heart is affected. Many children have a complete recovery, but some may develop serious heart failure and ...

Pediatric Myocarditis | Cardiology and Therapy

Diagnosis of myocarditis typically includes laboratory testing, electrocardiography (ECG), chest X-ray, and additional non-invasive imaging ...

Medline ® Abstracts for References 1,25,36 of 'Clinical ...

CONCLUSIONS Steroid treatment seems to benefit a subset of children with ventricular ectopic rhythm and a biopsy diagnosis of myocarditis or borderline ...

The Diagnostic and Clinical Approach to Pediatric Myocarditis

In the future, these may reduce the necessity for invasive methods, such as endomyocardial biopsy, which remain the gold standard. Management generally includes ...

Diagnosis and Treatment of Myocarditis in Children in the Current Era

... Myocarditis is an inflammatory entity of the myocardium that may lead to severe heart failure [1]. In the pediatric setting, myocarditis is ...

Medline ® Abstract for Reference 2 of 'Treatment and prognosis of ...

2: PubMed | ; TI: Diagnosis and treatment of myocarditis in children in the current era. ; AU: Canter CE, Simpson KE ; SO: Circulation. 2014;129(1):115. ; AD ...

Clinical Features of Acute and Fulminant Myocarditis in Children

Steroid therapy was effective in 20 (32.8%) of 61 cases. Mechanical circulatory support was given in 54 cases (24.4%) and 94.2% of them were patients with FMC.

Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Myocarditis in Children

Viral myocarditis-diagnosis, treatment options, and current ... Diagnosis and treatment of myocarditis in children in the current era.

Pediatric Viral Myocarditis Treatment & Management

Conventional management of viral myocarditis includes the use of digoxin, diuretics, and afterload reduction.

Diagnosis and treatment of myocarditis and inflammatory ...

Myocarditis is defined as myocardial inflammation and its etiology is highly diverse, including infectious agents, drugs, and autoimmune diseases. The clinical ...

Acute Myocarditis in Children: An Overview of Treatment and Recent ...

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is important in aiding clinical diagnosis while, endomyocardial biopsy remains the gold standard. The treatment consists of ...

The Diagnostic and Clinical Approach to Pediatric Myocarditis

There is no consensus regarding aetiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of myocarditis in pediatric patients, and emerging evidence to ...

Myocarditis: Treatment - PEPID Connect

Myocarditis: Treatment · Primarily focuses on supportive care, monitoring, and management of heart failure. Treatment is tailored by disease severity · If the ...

Clinical characteristics and predictive factors of outcomes in children ...

Acute myocarditis is difficult to diagnose because its clinical presentation is nonspecific and inconsistent. A definite diagnosis of acute myocarditis requires ...

Challenges of Diagnosing Viral Myocarditis in Adolescents in the ...

The current case highlights how challenging the diagnosis of myocarditis can be in the pediatric population, especially in the era of COVID-19.