Myocarditis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年6月4日 · Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle, called the myocardium. The condition can reduce the heart's ability to pump blood. Myocarditis can cause chest pain, shortness of breath, and rapid or irregular heartbeats. Infection with a …
Myocarditis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Tests You May Need
2024年1月10日 · Myocarditis: Known as the inflammation of the heart muscle or myocardium, this condition has no major symptoms. Learn more about causes, treatments, types, and complications.
Myocarditis - American Heart Association
2024年9月24日 · Myocarditis is a serious yet rare condition where inflammation develops in the myocardium, the middle muscular layer of the heart wall. Myocarditis can weaken the heart and its electrical system. As a result, the heart’s ability to pump blood is reduced.
Myocarditis: Symptoms and Causes - Cleveland Clinic
Myocarditis is inflammation of your heart muscle (myocardium). This can weaken your heart muscle, making it more difficult for your heart to pump. This rare condition can affect people quickly or slowly over time.
Heart Inflammation - Myocarditis - NHLBI, NIH
2023年10月10日 · Acute myocarditis is typically caused by an infection, like a virus. Chronic myocarditis is typically caused by another medical condition, like an autoimmune disorder. Myocarditis can affect small or large sections of the heart muscle, making it …
Myocarditis - Johns Hopkins Medicine
What is myocarditis? Myocarditis occurs when the heart muscle (myocardium) becomes inflamed. Inflammation occurs when your body’s immune system responds to infections, for example. Myocarditis can be caused by viral infections or more systemic inflammatory conditions such as autoimmune disorders.
Understanding Myocarditis – Myocarditis Foundation
Myocarditis is classified as a rare disease but is estimated to affect thousands of adults and children in the U.S. and around the world each year. 3.1 million cases of myocarditis and cardiomyopathy were diagnosed in 2017 (statistics posted in Lancet, November 2018).
Myocarditis: Inflammation of the Heart - Healthline
2022年2月22日 · Myocarditis is a disease where the heart muscle, known as the myocardium, becomes inflamed. This muscle contracts and relaxes to pump blood in and out of the heart and to the rest of...
Acute Myocarditis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年7月5日 · Myocarditis refers to the inflammation of the myocardium, resulting in tissue degeneration or necrosis. Previously known as inflammatory myocarditis, it typically affects younger people. Myocarditis is classified as acute, fulminant, chronic active, or …
Myocarditis: Causes, symptoms, treatment, outlook, and more
2021年3月30日 · Myocarditis describes inflammation of heart tissue known as the myocardium. This inflammation can affect the electrical system of the heart and reduce the heart’s ability to pump...