Myocarditis
Myocarditis: Introduction
Myocarditis: Inflammation of the myocardium (muscle walls of the heart).
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causes, and treatments of Myocarditis is available below.
Symptoms of Myocarditis
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Myocarditis: Complications
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Disease Topics Related To Myocarditis
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Medical Textbooks Online about Myocarditis
Medical Books Excerpts
- CHEST PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Chest pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Chest Pain
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Myocarditis
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Chest pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Chest pain
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Chest pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Chest Pain
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Diagnostic Tests for Myocarditis
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Myocarditis: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Myocarditis
Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss,
there are varying degrees of severity.
It is altogether too common for people to die from undiagnosed...read more »
Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also
many cases where people fear that they have a heart...read more »
Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations
and rapid heartbeat.
In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can be fatal.
It should be...read more »
Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed,
leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed.
People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack,
whereas there are various less dangerous...read more »
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue
with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure.
The "cuff" around the arm to measure blood pressure can...read more »
Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often
misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis...read more »
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Myocarditis: Rare Types
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Causes of Myocarditis
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Treatments for Myocarditis
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Latest Treatments for Myocarditis
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Prognosis for Myocarditis
Prognosis for Myocarditis:
A good prognosis depends on prompt diagnosis and stopping exposure to the cause.
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Reseach about Myocarditis
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Clinical Trials for Myocarditis
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and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
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Statistics for Myocarditis
Myocarditis: Broader Related Topics
Types of Myocarditis
Types of Myocarditis
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Types of Myocarditis
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Definitions of Myocarditis:
Inflammatory processes of the muscular walls of the heart (MYOCARDIUM) which result in injury to the cardiac muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC). Manifestations range from subclinical to sudden death (DEATH, SUDDEN). Myocarditis in association with cardiac dysfunction is classified as inflammatory CARDIOMYOPATHY usually caused by INFECTION, autoimmune diseases, or responses to toxic substances. Myocarditis is also a common cause of DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY and other cardiomyopathies.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart)
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Myocarditis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Myocarditis, or a subtype of Myocarditis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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