Chagas disease is a parasitic disease caused by an infection with Trypanosoma cruzi. It is mostly found in the area of Central and South America [26]. According to WHO, 8 million people are infected worldwide, whereas 10 000 infected patients die yea…
Cardiac impairment in HIV positive patients is a very frequent complication which is observed in 25 to 75 % of patients. In patients with AIDS, myocarditis was post-mortem identified in 40 to 52 % of cases [34]. Some resources warn about the increase…
Sarcoidosis is a multiorgan granulomatous inflammatory disease whose prevalence in the Czech Republic is approximately 60 cases per 100 000 inhabitants [50]. It affects most frequently lungs and lymphatic nodes. Cardiac sarcoidosis manifests in about…
Giant-cell myocarditis (GCM) is a rare form of myocarditis mostly with a dramatic course and life-threatening complications.
GCM is characterized by the histopathological finding of giant multinuclear cells, infiltration with eosinophils and T lym…
Eosinophilic myocarditis is a rare type of myocarditis usually caused by a hypersensitive or allergic reaction. Its prevalence in myocardial autopsy examinations was approximately 0,5 % [25]. It is more frequent in patients who are undergoing heart t…
It is an uncommon form of myocarditis which is characterized by a fast progression of the disease. Usually in the term of just several days, often one or two, before the first manifestation of the disease, prodrome of …
Classification of myocarditis and ICMP is not stabilized so far and develops with increasing knowledge about aetiology and pathogenesis of the disease. There are several classifications which may be combined.
It may be classified based on the aeti…