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ACC Issues COVID-19 Clinical Guidance for Cardiovascular Care Team

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March 11, 2020

On March 6, 2020, the American College of Cardiology issued COVID-19 clinical guidance for the cardiovascular care team.

Parvovirus B19, the virus that causes fifth disease, is a common cause of myocarditis. It is typically transmitted by exposure to respiratory droplets from infected individuals.5 Like many of the viral pathogens associated with myocarditis, parvovirus B19 can also be detected in the hearts of healthy people, limiting the diagnostic value of serologic testing for viral detection in this context.6 Symptoms of infection, including rash — “slapped cheek” syndrome in children and more widespread rash in teens and young adults — appear approximately 1 week following exposure to parvovirus B19.

General Cardiology

AHA Statement on Diagnosing and Managing Fulminant Myocarditis

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Cardiology Advisor Contributing Writer

February 3, 2020

The treatment of fulminant myocarditis with immunomodulatory therapies adapted to specific subtypes may improve outcomes for patients.

General Cardiology

RNApol 3 Autoantibodies Detected in Patients With Severe Myopericarditis

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Gary Rothbard, MD, MS

January 29, 2020

Patients diagnosed with severe myopericarditis were found to also express autoantibodies against RNA polymerase III.

Heart Failure

Case Study: ST-Elevation Mimicking MI After Ethylene Glycol Poisoning

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Cardiology Advisor Contributing Writer

January 28, 2020

Ethylene glycol toxicity was found to be associated with ST-elevation mimicking myocardial infarction and diffuse repolarization abnormalities.

Heart Failure

Acute Myocarditis Complicated by LVSD Has Different Presentation, Outcomes

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Bryant Moeller

June 8, 2018

Acute myocarditis complicated by left ventricular systolic dysfunction confers a higher risk for cardiac death and heart transplant compared with uncomplicated acute myocarditis.

Prevention

Myopericarditis Risk in Adults Following Live Viral Vaccination Rare

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Bradley van Paridon

March 27, 2018

Findings confirm that cardiovascular complications related to commonly-administered, live viral vaccination are rare in adults.

Myocarditis