Do you screen for cardiac disease in patients with dermatomyositis in the absence of symptoms?

I don't typically evaluate for cardiac disease in patients with dermatomyositis who are not symptomatic. There are subtypes of myositis patients where cardiac involvement is more common (such as those with antimitochondrial antibodies and anti-SRP antibodies), and there it may make sense to keep a c...

Agree with Dr. @Dr. First Last above. One important subgroup to also keep in mind with higher rates of cardiac involvement is ICI myositis, where there can be high rates of associated myocarditis or myasthenia, concomitantly with high potential morbidity.