Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy: Case-Based Review on Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management

Authors

Boyangzi Li
Patrick A. Lento, New York Medical College
Stephen Pan, New York Medical College

Author Type(s)

Faculty

Journal Title

Cardiology in Review

First Page

230

Last Page

237

Document Type

Review Article

Publication Date

9-2021

Department

Medicine

Second Department

Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Abstract

Inflammatory cardiomyopathy is a broad term encompassing any disease leading to myocardial inflammation with associated cardiac dysfunction. While endomyocardial biopsy remains the gold standard for diagnosis, noninvasive imaging techniques, such as cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography, have become powerful tools to facilitate the identification of underlying myocardial inflammation. This review presents a series of clinical cases with some common etiologies of inflammatory cardiomyopathy, including diagnosis and management.

Recommended Citation

Li, B., Lento, P. A., & Pan, S. (2021). Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy: Case-Based Review on Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management. Cardiology in Review, 29 (5), 230-237. https://doi.org/10.1097/CRD.0000000000000369