Myocarditis

Known as: Myocarditides, Myocarditis NOS, Myocarditis, unspecified 
Inflammatory processes of the muscular walls of the heart (MYOCARDIUM) which result in injury to the cardiac muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC… (More)
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1935-2018
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Narrower (8)

ALLERGIC MYOCARDITISAcute rheumatic myocarditisBacterial myocarditisCoxsackie carditis, unspecified
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Broader (3)

CardiomyopathiesCarditisInflammation
Cardiovascular systemChestEncephalomyocarditis virusHeart
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1936-2019
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Myocarditis
Heart Diseases
Cardiomyopathies
Chest
Myocardium
Inflammation

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Review
2017
Review
2017
Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
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  • 2017
BACKGROUND Monitoring levels and trends in premature mortality is crucial to understanding how societies can address prominent… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in myocarditis: A JACC White Paper.
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has become the primary tool for noninvasive assessment of myocardial inflammation in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance assessment of human myocarditis: a comparison to histology and molecular pathology.
BACKGROUND Myocarditis can occasionally lead to sudden death and may progress to dilated cardiomyopathy in up to 10% of patients… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Detection of viruses in myocardial tissues by polymerase chain reaction. evidence of adenovirus as a common cause of myocarditis in children and adults.
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to analyze cardiac tissue and blood for viral genomes using polymerase chain reaction… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Immunosuppressive therapy for active lymphocytic myocarditis: virological and immunologic profile of responders versus nonresponders.
BACKGROUND The beneficial effect of immunosuppressive treatment on myocarditis is still controversial, possibly because the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Elevations of cardiac troponin I associated with myocarditis. Experimental and clinical correlates.
BACKGROUND Endomyocardial biopsy is currently the standard method used to diagnose myocarditis. However, it is invasive and has a… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Dysplasia, dystrophy, or myocarditis?
BACKGROUND Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a frequent cause of sudden death in young individuals and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A clinical trial of immunosuppressive therapy for myocarditis. The Myocarditis Treatment Trial Investigators.
BACKGROUND Myocarditis is a serious disorder, and treatment options are limited. This trial was designed to determine whether… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Peripartum myocarditis and cardiomyopathy.
The clinical and pathologic features of 18 consecutive patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy at The Johns Hopkins Hospital were… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Cardiac myosin induces myocarditis in genetically predisposed mice.
After infection with coxsackie virus B3 (CB3), H-2 congenic mice on an A- background develop immunologically mediated myocarditis… (More)
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