Strategies and Criteria for the Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis

The ACC proposes a new 5-step process for evaluation and management and defines a 4-stage spectrum of myocarditis.

Sponsoring Organizations: The American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Target Audience: Primary care clinicians, rheumatologists, oncologists, substance abuse counselors in the ambulatory care setting, emergency department clinicians, hospitalists, critical care specialists, radiologists, cardiologists, heart failure clinicians, electrophysiologists

Target Population: Adults with acute myocarditis

Background and Objective

Due to evolving diagnostic modalities, the ACC convened a committee to develop an Expert Consensus Decision Pathway, which proposes a new 5-step diagnostic process and a new clinical staging classification of myocarditis.

Key Points

A proposed 5-step care pathway:
- Recognize clinical scenarios and syndromes compatible with acute myoc…

Reviewing Author

Vlad G. Zaha, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA

Disclosures

Grant/Research SupportCancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas; National Institute of Health

Editorial BoardsCirculation

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesTexas Chapter of the American College of Cardiology (Section Chair, Cardio-Oncology)