TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Infectious Myocarditis A1 - Bashore, Thomas M. A1 - Granger, Christopher B. A1 - Jackson, Kevin P. A1 - Patel, Manesh R. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. PY - 2021 T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021 AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISOften follows an upper respiratory infection.May present with chest pain (pleuritic or nonspecific) or signs of heart failure.Echocardiogram documents cardiomegaly and contractile dysfunction.Myocardial biopsy, though not sensitive, may reveal a characteristic inflammatory pattern. MRI has a role in diagnosis. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2023/02/02 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175810538 ER -