TY - JOUR
T1 - Giant Cell Myocarditis
T2 - Navigating Diagnosis and Management of a Mysterious Entity
AU - Mortada, Ibrahim
AU - Mhanna, Mohammed
AU - Eschbacher, Kathryn
AU - Mansour, Shareef
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2025/6/15
Y1 - 2025/6/15
N2 - Giant cell myocarditis (GCM) is a rare but often fatal disease commonly affecting young adults. Its nonspecific presentation and possible co-occurrence with other cardiac diseases make it a challenging diagnosis. We report a case of 48-year-old patient who presented with progressive dyspnea on exertion due to GCM, and discuss their hospital course leading to recovery. We also review the literature on this rare disease entity, highlighting its diagnosis and management.
AB - Giant cell myocarditis (GCM) is a rare but often fatal disease commonly affecting young adults. Its nonspecific presentation and possible co-occurrence with other cardiac diseases make it a challenging diagnosis. We report a case of 48-year-old patient who presented with progressive dyspnea on exertion due to GCM, and discuss their hospital course leading to recovery. We also review the literature on this rare disease entity, highlighting its diagnosis and management.
KW - cardiovascular pathology
KW - endomyocardial biopsy
KW - giant cell myocarditis
KW - immunosuppressive therapy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2025.02.035
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2025.02.035
M3 - Article
C2 - 40054515
AN - SCOPUS:105000559018
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 245
SP - 25
EP - 28
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
ER -