Diagnosis and management of myocarditis: current state and future perspectives

02/09/23 • 31 min

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With Doctor Emanuele Bobbio, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg - Sweden and Professor Carsten Tschoepe, Head of the Cardiomyopathy Unit – Campus Virchow German Heart Center at Charite (DZHK), Berlin - Germany and Head of the Cardiovascular Unit Immunocardiology, Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charite - Germany

In January's HFA Cardio Talk, Prof. Tschöpe, chair of the HFA Committee on "Cardiomyopathies, Myocarditis & Pericardial Disease", is interviewed by Dr. Bobbio, member of the HFA Young Committee, on myocarditis. This podcast will walk us through the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of myocarditis, explaining the role of biomarkers, imaging techniques and histology in defining different subtypes of myocarditis and their prognostic and therapeutic implications. Prof. Tschöpe will also provide tips and tricks for the management of patients presenting with acute, fulminant forms of myocarditis.

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