Muscle pathology – Patient unstable

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Muscle pathology – Patient stable – Severe Yes

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Myocarditis algorithm – Stable patient

Assess severity + IC-OS diagnostic criteria for myocarditis

Diagnostic confirmation (IC-OS criteria) ?

IC-OS myocarditis diagnostic criteria: 

  • Histological diagnosis

    OR

  • Clinical diagnosis (Troponin elevation AND 1 major criteria OR 3 minor criteria)
  • Major criteria: positive MRI (Lake Louise criteria)
  • Minor criteria
    • Cardiomuscular symptoms
    • Ventricular arrythmia or new conduction block
    • Decline in LVEF
    • Presence of myositis or other irAE
    • suggestive MRI

Severe if any of: 

  • Symptomatic patients. 
  • Troponin > 32* ULN.
  • New LVEF degradation.

Is the patient severe ?

Is the patient severe ?