Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in myocardial inflammation in autoimmune rheumatic diseases: An appraisal of the diagnostic strengths and limitations of the Lake Louise criteria.

Myocardial inflammation in autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) is the endpoint of various pathophysiologic processes. The Lake Louise-criteria is the most popular approach for the diagnosis of myocarditis. However, due to the diversity of myocardial inflammation in ARDs, some issues should be acknowledged.