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Does normal echo and cardiac enzymes rule out endocarditis and myocarditis and normal ekg rule out pericarditis ?

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Dr. Elden Rand answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Heart Inflammations: There are numerous criteria for endocarditis, echo is one. a normal transesophageal echo is excellent to assist in ruling out endocarditis. Acute myocarditis more typically has echo and/or enzyme abnormalities- a cardiac MRI can be helpful to look for active or prior myocarditis. Pericarditis likely has normal echo and may not have the classic ECG abnormalities, so would use clinical symptoms.

Answered 11/20/2020

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