Giant Cell Myocarditis

Preferred Label : Giant Cell Myocarditis;

NCIt definition : An often fatal inflammatory disorder that affects the myocardium. Morphologically, it is characterized by the presence of an inflammatory infiltrate in the myocardial tissue that includes multinucleated giant cells. It is often associated with the presence of an autoimmune disorder. Patients present with arrhythmias and/or heart failure. Heart transplantation is the only treatment option available.;

Details

Origin ID

C97055;

UMLS CUI

C0264856;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Giant cell myocarditis [PASCAL descriptor]
- Giant cell myocarditis [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Giant cell myocarditis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Giant cell myocarditis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Isolated myocarditis [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- giant cell myocarditis [SNOMED Notion]
Excludes anatomical site(s)
- Bone [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Cardiovascular System [NCIt concept]
- Connective and Soft Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Heart [NCIt concept]
- Musculoskeletal System [NCIt concept]
- Respiratory System [NCIt concept]
- Thoracic Cavity [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Giant cell myocarditis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Giant cell myocarditis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- giant cell myocarditis [SNOMED Notion]
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- Connective and Soft Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Soft Tissue [NCIt concept]

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