The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

#431 Myocarditis and Pericarditis

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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

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