Dr. Bettina Heidecker, one of our first Fellowship Grant recipients in 2007, has just been awarded a full professorship at the Charite University in Berlin. Dr. Heidecker’s newly established professorship…
On August 29, 2025, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) released updated guidelines on diagnosing and managing myocarditis and pericarditis. These conditions, which involve inflammation of the heart muscle or its protective lining, have…
This past weekend, Dr. Leslie Cooper participated in a cardiology conference in Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Toshiyuki Nagai, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan,…
On August 11th, 2025, the Myocarditis Foundation hosted its 18th annual golf outing at the beautiful Arcola Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey. The day was sunny and perfect for…
Pericarditis is inflammation of the thin sac that surrounds the heart, called the pericardium. While doctors have treated this condition for years, the American College of Cardiology recently released new 2025…
On behalf of the Myocarditis Foundation, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who joined us for our 20th Anniversary Celebration. Your presence meant so much to us,…
We’re excited to share that Kiniksa’s Pharmaceuticals Phase 2/3 clinical trial of KPL-387, a potential treatment for recurrent pericarditis, is now actively recruiting participants. If you or someone you know…
Dr. Javid Moslehi, M.D., is one of the members of the Myocarditis Foundation’s Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Moslehi and his team have reasoned that using a novel class of therapies…
On Friday May 30th, 2025 the Myocarditis Foundation had the pleasure of attending the “Inflammatory Cardiac & Cardiovascular Disease Symposium”, at NYP Hospital, that was Chaired by Dr. Dor Lotan,…
The Myocarditis Foundation is proud to announce that we have added another pediatric cardiologist to our Board of Directors. Dr. Deipanjan Nandi, comes highly recommended to the Myocarditis Foundation, with…
