Myocarditis

"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.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D009205
MeSH Number(s)	C14.280.238.625
Concept/Terms	Myocarditis Myocarditis Myocarditides Carditis Carditis

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Diseases [C]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Heart Diseases [C14.280]
Cardiomyopathies [C14.280.238]
Myocarditis [C14.280.238.625]

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Bar chart showing 28 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2021 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2003	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2006	2	0	2
2008	2	0	2
2009	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	1	2
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	1	2
2017	1	0	1
2019	2	0	2
2020	1	0	1
2021	3	0	3
2023	1	0	1
2024	2	1	3

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Gradone AL, Ma VT, Vasbinder A, Fecher LA, Yentz S, Hayek SS, Lao CD. Increased myositis and possible myocarditis in melanoma patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors in the COVID-19 era. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2024 Oct 05; 73(12):259.

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Hammett DL, Del Grippo E, Loiselle CE, Thompson AD. Electrocardiogram Abnormalities in Children With Lyme Arthritis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024 12 01; 43(12):1152-1155.

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Gonzalez Moret YA, Jarrett SA, Ahktar H, Moghbeli N, Hasni S, Bozorgnia B, Bhat RR. Unraveling the Uncommon: A Case Report of Giant Cell Myocarditis and Examination of Existing Literature. Am J Case Rep. 2024 Mar 03; 25:e942381.

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Chung MP, Lovell J, Kelly W, Mecoli CA, Albayda J, Christopher-Stine L, Gilotra NA, Paik JJ. Myocarditis in Patients With Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Clinical Presentation and Outcomes. J Rheumatol. 2023 08; 50(8):1039-1046.

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Sheikh FH, Craig PE, Ahmed S, Torguson R, Kolm P, Weintraub WS, Molina EJ, Najjar SS, Mohammed SF. Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Inflammatory Cardiomyopathies Receiving Mechanical Circulatory Support: An STS-INTERMACS Registry Analysis. J Card Fail. 2022 01; 28(1):71-82.

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Neville DN, Alexander ME, Bennett JE, Balamuth F, Garro A, Levas MN, Thompson AD, Kharbanda AB, Lewander DP, Dart AH, Nigrovic LE. Electrocardiogram as a Lyme Disease Screening Test. J Pediatr. 2021 Nov; 238:228-232.e1.

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Butler K, Clancy MJ, Adler J, Tevald MA. Acute Rehabilitation of a Patient With COVID-19 Myocarditis: A Case Report. Phys Ther. 2021 01 04; 101(1).

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Lantos PM, Rumbaugh J, Bockenstedt LK, Falck-Ytter YT, Aguero-Rosenfeld ME, Auwaerter PG, Baldwin K, Bannuru RR, Belani KK, Bowie WR, Branda JA, Clifford DB, DiMario FJ, Halperin JJ, Krause PJ, Lavergne V, Liang MH, Cody Meissner H, Nigrovic LE, Nocton JJJ, Osani MC, Pruitt AA, Rips J, Rosenfeld LE, Savoy ML, Sood SK, Steere AC, Strle F, Sundel R, Tsao J, Vaysbrot EE, Wormser GP, Zemel LS. Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), American Academy of Neurology (AAN), and American College of Rheumatology (ACR): 2020 Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Lyme Disease. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021 01; 73(1):12-20.

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Barfuss SB, Butts R, Knecht KR, Prada-Ruiz A, Lal AK. Outcomes of Myocarditis in Patients with Normal Left Ventricular Systolic Function on Admission. Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Aug; 40(6):1171-1174.

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Cartoski MJ, Nikolov PP, Prakosa A, Boyle PM, Spevak PJ, Trayanova NA. Computational Identification of Ventricular Arrhythmia Risk in Pediatric Myocarditis. Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Apr; 40(4):857-864.

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