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Diagnosis* ; Myocarditis*

Myocarditis is a focal or diffuse inflammatory process of the myocardium. Along with the deepening of research, there are new technological advances which are useful to the diagnosis and treatment of myocarditis. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging has become a useful noninvasive imaging tool for diagnosis of myocarditis, but does not replace endomyocardial biopsy. The supportive treatment has remained the mainstay of therapy for patients with myocarditis, especially with fulminant myocarditis, including the comprehensive treatment of shock, heart failure, and arrhythmia. Due to the lack of large clinical data, diagnosis and treatment for myocarditis remains to be further explored.
Humans ; Myocarditis ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Prognosis

Electrocardiography ; Female ; Humans ; Myocarditis ; diagnosis ; physiopathology

Electrocardiography ; Female ; Humans ; Myocarditis ; diagnosis ; physiopathology

Child ; Echocardiography ; Humans ; Male ; Myocardial Infarction ; diagnosis ; Myocarditis ; diagnosis ; virology

Acute Disease ; Adult ; Cholecystitis, Acute ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Diagnostic Errors ; Female ; Humans ; Myocarditis ; diagnosis ; pathology

Diagnostic Errors ; Humans ; Male ; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a/diagnosis* ; Myocarditis/diagnosis*

Diagnostic Imaging ; Echocardiography ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Myocarditis ; diagnosis ; Radionuclide Imaging

One hundred and thirty three heart specimens were collected from the cases submitted fo autopsy in the Department of Forensic Medicine in the Central District Office of National Institute of Scientific Investigation in January 2003-March 2004 and April-November 2005. The cardiac conduction system(CCS) of these heart were examined in order to find out histopathological changes in the CCS of Korean people and their forensic pathological significance. There were 98 males and 35 females. Almost all age groups were included. The results revealed that in the most of the people the fibrosis and fatty infiltration in the CCS increased with aging. The pathologic findings that may be causing arrhythmia, include 10 cases of severe narrowing of the sinoatrial(SA) or atrioventricular(AV) artery by fibromuscular hyperplasia(FMH), 9 cases of anomalous conduction fibers arising from atrioventriular node or His bundle, 5 cases of focal myocarditis of CCS were identified in this study. The authors concluded that routine examination of the CCS is helpful for revealing disease of the CCS and improving the quality of forensic pathologic diagnosis.
Aging ; Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; Arteries ; Autopsy ; Bundle of His ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Fibrosis ; Forensic Medicine ; Heart ; Humans ; Male ; Myocarditis

Acute pericarditis usually presents with chest pain and diffuse ST segment elevation on ECG. Several reports indicate that large numbers of patients with a diagnosis of acute pericarditis have elevated troponin I, a sensitive and highly specific marker for cardiac injury, and this suggests a high incidence of concomitant, otherwise, silent myocarditis. This case patient had elevated troponin I which is a biomarker of myocardial injury and injury pattern of ST segment elevation on ECG accompanied in military tuberculosis.
Chest Pain ; Diagnosis ; Electrocardiography ; Humans ; Incidence ; Military Personnel ; Myocarditis ; Pericarditis* ; Troponin I ; Tuberculosis ; Tuberculosis, Miliary*