#431 Myocarditis and Pericarditis

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

Show description:
Join us as we review the diagnosis and treatment of pericarditis, myocarditis, peri-myocarditis, myo-pericarditis…and everything in between! We are joined by our esteemed guest, Dr. Vivek Kulkarni (@VivekKulkarniMD), a clinical cardiologist and assistant program director for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at Cooper University Health Care, who helps us get to the heart of the matter!
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Show Segments

• Intro, disclaimer
• A case of pericarditis
• Diagnosing pericarditis
• The difference between pericarditis, myocarditis, myopericarditis, and perimyocarditis
• Etiologies of pericarditis and initial testing recommendations
• Treatment of acute uncomplicated pericarditis
• Using colchicine to prevent recurrent pericarditis
• Patient counseling after diagnosing pericarditis
• A case of myocarditis
• Interpreting elevated troponin levels
• Distinguishing between myocardial infarction and myocardial injury
• Diagnostic testing for suspected myocarditis
• When to pursue cardiac MRI and endomyocardial biopsy
• The spectrum of myocarditis presentations
• Fulminant myocarditis
• Common etiologies of myocarditis
• Immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis
• Myocarditis from mRNA vaccines and from SARS-CoV-2 infection
• Management of patients with myocarditis
• Activity restrictions for patients with myocarditis
• Outro

Credits

• Hosts: Paul Williams, MD, FACP, Matthew Watto MD, FACP
• Guest: Vivek Kulkarni, MD, FACC
• Producer, Script, and Show Notes: Adam Barelski, MD
• Infographics and Cover Art: Edison Jyang
• Reviewer: Leah Witt, MD
• Technical Production: Pod Paste
• Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP

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