Pericarditis, myocarditis, and other cardiomyopathies.

Nicolas W Shammas, Rafat F Padaria, Edmund P Coyne

Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation, 1622 East Lombard Street, Davenport, IA 52803, USA. shammas@mchsi.com

Primary care 2013 Mar

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An overview of pericarditis, cardiomyopathy, and acute myocarditis is presented. Clinical presentation, causes, physical signs, laboratory testing, and various imaging procedures are discussed. Established pharmacologic and mechanical therapies are reviewed. Short-term and long-term prognoses, when relevant, are discussed. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.