[Myocarditis]

Abstract

When dealing with myocarditis in clinical practice, it is important to consider the possibility of myocarditis in suspected cases and to manage quickly and properly for hemodynamic compromise. Regarding the diagnosis, electrocardiographic alteration such as ST-T abnormalities and to measuring the serum levels of cardiac troponin T or I, leading to the adequate consultation for cardiologists. When diagnosed as myocarditis, the patients should be transferred to advanced medical care hospitals possessing cardiac catheterization laboratory and coronary care unit. Immunomoduratory treatments including steroid pulse therapy are strongly recommended for myocarditis due to immune-related adverse events.