Inflammatory myocardial disease as symptom of fulminant heart failure - Video

Published On 2022-02-17T19:21:46+05:30 | Updated On 17 Feb 2022 7:21 PM IST

Overview

Despite several measures taken and newer techniques are being innovated management of heart failure is a hectic burden. Inflammatory myocardial disease has been defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as myocarditis with cardiac dysfunction. Myocarditis is an important consideration in the differential diagnosis of unexplained heart failure, and endomyocardial biopsy might be the key.

The review in Cardiovascular Pathology reports heart failure with CD68 predominant inflammation "histiocytic" myocardial inflammatory disease, occurs with variable clinical presentation and outcome; may be primary or secondary. In some cases of "histiocytic" myocardial inflammatory disease, show features suggestive of antibody and/or complement mediated myocardial injury, and "histiocytic" myocardial inflammatory disease, is a diagnosis distinct from those in classification systems currently in use.

Speakers

Dr. Nandita Mohan

BDS, MDS( Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)

Dr. Nandita Mohan is a practicing pediatric dentist with more than 5 years of clinical work experience. Along with this, she is equally interested in keeping herself up to date about the latest developments in the field of medicine and dentistry which is the driving force for her to be in association with Medical Dialogues. She also has her name attached with many publications; both national and international. She has pursued her BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and later went to enter her dream specialty (MDS) in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences. Through all the years of experience, her core interest in learning something new has never stopped. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751