Epidemiology
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Clinical features
Diagnostics
Endomyocardial biopsy
- Myocyte necrosis (may be focal)
- Inflammatory cell infiltrate (e.g., lymphocytic)
Treatment
Complications
- Progression to dilated cardiomyopathy (∼ 15% of cases)
- Heart failure or sudden cardiac death: probably due to ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation (common in adults < 40 years old)
- Acute and/or persistent arrhythmias
- Atrioventricular block
- Intracardiac thrombi formation, which can result in systemic embolization