Show description:
Join us as we review the diagnosis and treatment of pericarditis, myocarditis, peri-myocarditis, myo-pericarditis…and everything in between! We are joined by our esteemed guest, Dr. Vivek Kulkarni (
@VivekKulkarniMD), a clinical cardiologist and assistant program director for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at Cooper University Health Care, who helps us get to the heart of the matter!
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Show Segments
- Intro, disclaimer
- A case of pericarditis
- Diagnosing pericarditis
- The difference between pericarditis, myocarditis, myopericarditis, and perimyocarditis
- Etiologies of pericarditis and initial testing recommendations
- Treatment of acute uncomplicated pericarditis
- Using colchicine to prevent recurrent pericarditis
- Patient counseling after diagnosing pericarditis
- A case of myocarditis
- Interpreting elevated troponin levels
- Distinguishing between myocardial infarction and myocardial injury
- Diagnostic testing for suspected myocarditis
- When to pursue cardiac MRI and endomyocardial biopsy
- The spectrum of myocarditis presentations
- Fulminant myocarditis
- Common etiologies of myocarditis
- Immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis
- Myocarditis from mRNA vaccines and from SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Management of patients with myocarditis
- Activity restrictions for patients with myocarditis
- Outro
Credits
- Hosts: Paul Williams, MD, FACP, Matthew Watto MD, FACP
- Guest: Vivek Kulkarni, MD, FACC
- Producer, Script, and Show Notes: Adam Barelski, MD
- Infographics and Cover Art: Edison Jyang
- Reviewer: Leah Witt, MD
- Technical Production: Pod Paste
- Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
