About Myocarditis
Giant Cell Myocarditis
About The Foundation
For Health Professionals
For Health Professionals
01) www.gcminfo.org
Note: This is a patient designed and maintained website which provides information about the disease and a chat room for patients and their families to share their concerns and experiences.

02) www.humanapress.com
Note: Dr. Cooper edited this multiauthored textbook entitled, Myocarditis: From Bench to Bedside for physicians and scientists to use as a resource. His purpose was to cover the entire spectrum of myocarditis from basic research to bedside Myocarditis from Bench to Bedsidemedicine. Individual chapters of Myocarditis from Bench to Bedside can be downloaded from this PDF link.

03) www.unmc.edu/dept/pathology/enteroviruslab/
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Enterovirus Research Laboratory.

Read selected chapters of,
Myocarditis: From Bench to Bedside

11 Introduction to Clinical Myocarditis Myocarditis from Bench to Bedside chapter 11
G. William Dec, M.D.

14 Pathology of Human Myocarditis Myocarditis from Bench to Bedside chapter 14
Gerald J. Berry, M.D., and Kristen A. Atkins, M.D.

15 Endomyocardial Biopsy in Myocarditis Myocarditis from Bench to Bedside chapter 15
Joseph G. Murphy, M.D., and Robert P. Frantz, M.D.

16 Treatment of Lymphocytic Myocarditis Myocarditis from Bench to Bedside chapter 16
Jay W. Mason, M.D.

17 Idiopathic Giant Cell Myocarditis Myocarditis from Bench to Bedside chapter 17
Leslie T. Cooper, Jr., M.D.

20 Chagas Heart Disease Myocarditis from Bench to Bedside chapter 20
James M. Hagar, M.D., and Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola, M.B.

23 Childhood Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy Myocarditis from Bench to Bedside chapter 23
Neil E. Bowles, Ph.D., and Jeffrey A. Towbin, M.D.

 

 

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Dr. Cooper's speaking schedule:

3/31/08 Chicago, The American Cardiology Conference, "When to Perform a Heart Biopsy"

8/18/08 Osorno, Chile, The Annual Southern Chile Course in Practical Cardiology, "Myocarditis"

8/21/08 Vina Del Mar, Chile, The 11th International Congress of Cardiology, "Myocarditis"

8/30/08 Munich, Germany, The European Society of Cardiology, "When to Perform an Endomyocardial Biopsy"

10/16/08 Tokyo, Japan, The 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of Japanese Heart Failure Society, "Myocarditis"

11/10/08 New Orleans, Louisiana, The American Heart Association, "When to Perform an Endomyocardial Biopsy"

12/12/08 Lexington, KY, The University of Kentucky, "Myocarditis"

Previous talks:

1/25/07: Idiopathic and Primary Cardiomyopathy Pediatric Giant Cell Myocarditis In Children: NIH Conference, Bethesda, MD
Watch Dr. Cooper's presentations: "Challenges and Opportunities in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Myocarditis"

1/25/07: Idiopathic and Primary Cardiomyopathy Mechanisms of Myocarditis In Children: NIH Conference, Bethesda, MD
Watch Dr. Cooper's presentations: "Giant Cell Myocarditis in Children."

2/15/07: Medical Grand Rounds Treatment of Heart Failure, Olmsted Medical Center, Rochester, MN

2/1/07: Cardiology Grand Rounds Immunotherapy for Cardiomyopathy, La Sapienza University Hospital, Rome, Italy

2/2/07: 10TH Annual SCMR Scientific Sessions CMR vs Other Imaging Techniques for Myocarditis, Rome, Italy

3/5/07: Cardiology Grand Rounds Immune Therapies for William Beaumont Hospital Cardiomyopathy, Royal Oak, MI

3/11/07: 1st International Congress on Serum Proteomics in Lymphocytic Cardiomyopathies and Heart Failure and Giant Cell Myocarditis, Kyoto, Japan

6/9/07: 10th Heart Failure Summit When to Perform a Heart Biops, Toronto, Canada

6/9/07: 10th Heart Failure Summit Myopericarditis, Toronto, Canada

6/12/07: European Society of Cardiology Noninvasive Diagnosis of Heart Failure Meeting Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy, Hamburg, Germany

8/5/07: 11th Annual Success with Failure Three Clues to the Diagnosis of Unusual Cardiomyopathies, Whistler, BC, Canada

8/6/07: 11th Annual Success with Failure Myocarditis, Whistler, BC, Canada

10/12/07: European Conference on Myocardial Giant Cell Myocarditis And Pericardial Diseases, Marburg, Germany

10/27/07: Molecular Therapies Targeting New AHA/ACCF/ECS Guidelines for Pathways in Human Cardiomyopathies Endomyocardial Biopsy,Berlin, Germany