Inflammatory disease of the myocardium. Viral infection is the most common cause. Other etiologies include infectious pathogens, autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivity reactions, syst...
Wide range of clinical presentations, from...
Largely supportive, with specific treatment aimed at heart failure and underlying etiologies
Cardiac pacing for symptomatic AV blocks (Type II or III, i.e., Lyme disease, Chagas disease)
Amer...
Most cases are expected to resolve with...
Biesbrook PS, Beek AM, Germans T, et al. Diagnosis of myocarditis: current state and future prospectives. Int J Cardiol. ...
I51.4 Myocarditis, unspecified
B33.22 Viral myocarditis
I40.9 Acute myocarditis, unspecified
I40.0 Infective myocarditis
I40.8 Other acute myocarditis
I40.1 Isolated myocarditis
I01.2 Acute rheum...
Most patients recover with only supportive care. However, unresolved disease may lead to chronic DCM with a high risk of increased morbidity and mortality.
Prognosis and clinical course...
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