Myocarditis and pericarditis in children
| Autor: | Katie Giordano, Yamini Durani, Brett W. Goudie |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Diagnostic Imaging
medicine.medical_specialty Chest Pain Myocarditis Biopsy Chest pain Pericardial effusion Diagnosis Differential Pericarditis Electrocardiography Internal medicine medicine Humans Child medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Incidence Dilated cardiomyopathy medicine.disease Supportive psychotherapy Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Cardiology medicine.symptom Differential diagnosis business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric clinics of North America. 57(6) |
| ISSN: | 1557-8240 |
| Popis: | Myocarditis and pericarditis are rare but important causes of pediatric chest pain. The diagnostic criteria, clinical course, causes, and treatment of myocarditis is reviewed. There is particular attention to the relationship of myocarditis with dilated cardiomyopathy. Supportive therapy remains the standard of care for pump dysfunction. The identification and treatment of pericarditis with associated large pericardial effusion can be lifesaving. This article reviews the important clinical features that might lead the clinician to diagnose either myocarditis or pericarditis and thus separate the few patients with either of these conditions from the legions of children with noncardiac chest pain. |
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