Dr. Leslie Cooper, Co-Founder of the Myocarditis Foundation, recently appeared on Mayo Clinic’s Interviews With the Experts podcast series to discuss important insights on myocarditis and cardiac sarcoidosis.
In his first episode, Dr. Cooper explored key topics such as the percentage of adults with myocarditis who have a gene variation linked to heart disease, when doctors should perform a heart tissue biopsy for acute myocarditis, and how Stage B myocarditis can be identified through symptoms and testing.
In his second episode, Dr. Cooper discussed the percentage of patients with cardiac sarcoidosis who also experience lung or thoracic lymph node involvement. He also covered risk factors that increase the likelihood of heart failure or ventricular arrhythmias in individuals with definite or probable cardiac sarcoidosis, as well as medications that may be added to guideline-directed treatments for the initial management of acute and symptomatic cardiac sarcoidosis.
We’ve included links to the podcasts below and encourage everyone to listen and learn more about recent discoveries in cardiovascular medicine.
Myocarditis: What’s New in 2025
Updates from the 2024 ESC and AHA Scientific Statements on Cardiac Sarcoidosis
