Myocarditis
Myocarditis infection of the heart, with an inflammatory infiltrate, and damage to the heart muscle.
1) Signs and symptoms:
· Chest pain
· Congestive heart failure (leading to edema, breathlessness and hepatic congestion)
· Palpitations
· Fever
2) Diagnosis:
- ECG
- CRP
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- Markers of myocardial damage
- biopsy
- MRI
3) Causes:
- Infections
- Toxins
- Immunologic Reactions
4) Treatment:
- digoxin
- ACE inhibitors
Đăng bởi:
ycantho - Ngày đăng:
21/12/2010
Các thông tin khác
Diagnosis of Coronary Stenosis with CT Angiography (09/02/2011) tachycardia (09/02/2011) Calcium Boosts Heart Attack Risk (10/01/2011) Acute Pericarditis (25/12/2010) RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY (25/12/2010) Swan-Ganz catheterization (25/12/2010) Tricuspid Regurgitation (25/12/2010) Tricuspid stenosis (25/12/2010) Aortic regurgitation (25/12/2010) Aortic Stenosis (25/12/2010)
Diagnosis of Coronary Stenosis with CT Angiography (09/02/2011) tachycardia (09/02/2011) Calcium Boosts Heart Attack Risk (10/01/2011) Acute Pericarditis (25/12/2010) RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY (25/12/2010) Swan-Ganz catheterization (25/12/2010) Tricuspid Regurgitation (25/12/2010) Tricuspid stenosis (25/12/2010) Aortic regurgitation (25/12/2010) Aortic Stenosis (25/12/2010)
