RT Book, Section
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.
SR Print(0)
ID 1175810538
T1 Infectious Myocarditis
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260469868
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175810538
RD 2020/10/29
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.