title: [Acute myocarditis: from chest pain to cardiogenic shock].
abstract: We report the observations of three patients with myocarditis. The first one with chest pain, the second one with a pseudo-infarct presentation and the third one with a cardiogenic shock. We discuss the different anatomo-clinical presentations of myocarditis, the diagnosis, the indications of endomyocardial biopsies and the prognosis of this pathology.
authors.affiliation: Clinique de cardiologie, département de médecine interne, CHU Saint-Pierre, 322, rue Haute, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgique. France_Lemaitre@stpierre-bru.be
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lemaitre
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Close
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Plein
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Silance
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vandenbossche
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004280:Dobutamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004298:Dopamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013318:Stroke Volume; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D004280:Dobutamine; D001241:Aspirin; D004298:Dopamine