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Myocarditis: Inflammation of the myocardium (muscle walls of the heart). More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Myocarditis is available below.
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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. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Myocarditis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Myocarditis, or a subtype of Myocarditis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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