"Myocarditis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
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D009205
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.238.625
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| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myocarditis" by people in Profiles.
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Editorial commentary: COVID-19 as a cardiovascular disease risk factor. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2022 11; 32(8):476-478.
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Myositis: A Distinct Form of Inflammatory Myopathy. J Clin Rheumatol. 2022 Oct 01; 28(7):367-373.
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Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis: An Evidence-Based Review for the Emergency Medicine Clinician. J Emerg Med. 2021 Sep; 61(3):222-233.
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A Previously Healthy 18-Year-Old Male With Fever, Arrhythmia, and Shock. Pediatrics. 2021 05; 147(5).
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Cardiovascular complications in COVID-19. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Jul; 38(7):1504-1507.
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Fulminant Myocarditis with Combination Immune Checkpoint Blockade. N Engl J Med. 2016 Nov 03; 375(18):1749-1755.
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FTY720 (Gilenya) treatment prevents spontaneous autoimmune myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy in transgenic HLA-DQ8-BALB/c mice. Cardiovasc Pathol. 2016 Sep-Oct; 25(5):353-61.
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Hashimoto encephalopathy with fulminant myocarditis. Pathol Res Pract. 2010 Oct 15; 206(10):720-2.
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Bradycardic child: what's to blame? J Pediatr Health Care. 2007 Nov-Dec; 21(6):399-400.