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 2023/01/28 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.