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Diagnosis and Treatment of Myocarditis
In this book, the broad aspects of myocarditis are fully presented by leading international experts. The texts are devoted to both clinical aspects and pathophysiology, and they present comprehensive reviews of the causes of myocarditis, its classification, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as myocarditis in special populations such as pediatric, peripartum and chronic chagasic myocarditis. Contents Preface Section 1 Clinical Aspects 1 Clinical Presentation Section 2 Pathogenesis 2 Targeting T Cells to Treat Trypanosoma cruzi-lnduced Myocarditis 3 Findings in Murine Viral Myocarditis Section 3 Diagnosis 4 Endomyocardial Biopsy: A Clinical Research Tool and a Useful Diagnostic Method Section 4 Myocarditis in Special Populations 5 Pathogenesis of Chronic Chagasic Myocarditis 6 Peripartum Myocarditis 7 Myocarditis in Children Requiring Critical Care Transport Section 5 Treatment 8 New Trends in the Development of Treatments of Viral Myocarditis