Overview
- Illustrates diagnostic work-up and etiology-based therapy
- Highlights the autoimmune origin of myocarditis
- Written by leading international experts in the field
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Including chapters from leading International experts in the field, it covers all key issues from bench to bedside. Topics presented include epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, clinical and diagnostic work-up, the role of endomyocardial biopsy and of non-invasive cardiac imaging, risk stratification, and cardiological and etiology-specific management and follow-up. For each topic, a comprehensive review of the current literature is provided and practical suggestions are offered for short- and long-term management. Lastly, future perspectives and gaps in the current knowledge are also addressed.
The book also covers a key discovery of last the 2 decades, namely the autoimmune origin of myocarditis in a sizable proportion of patients, discussing in detail the role of immunosuppression and immunomodulation, as well as the need for a multidisciplinary approach to the disease.
Mainly intended for cardiologists, general physicians, clinical immunologists and rheumatologists, it is also a valuable tool for residents in Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology.
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Book Title: Myocarditis
Book Subtitle: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment
Editors: Alida L. P. Caforio
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35276-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-35275-2Published: 07 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-35278-3Published: 07 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-35276-9Published: 06 March 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 353
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cardiology, Rheumatology, Immunology