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ReviewCureus2025

Myocarditis: Diagnostic Modalities and Treatment Options.

Dihan Thilakaratne, Roshan Bista, Mark Zenker, Rohan Kaza, Sasan Raissi, Timir Paul

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Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Dihan ThilakaratneDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, Murfreesboro, USA.
Roshan BistaDepartment of Cardiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West, Nashville, USA.
Mark ZenkerDepartment of Cardiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West, Nashville, USA.
Rohan KazaDepartment of Internal Medicine, St. George University School of Medicine, True Blue, GRD.
Sasan RaissiDepartment of Cardiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West, Nashville, USA.
Timir PaulDepartment of Cardiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West, Nashville, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myocarditis is an underdiagnosed condition that affects people of all ages. It can be asymptomatic or present with a variety of symptoms. The etiology of myocarditis is broad and can be infectious, autoimmune, or toxin-induced. The diagnosis of myocarditis can be challenging at times due to varied clinical features that sometimes overlap with other cardiac conditions. It is essential to have a high index of suspicion and use appropriate diagnostic methods for timely detection. In this review, we discuss establishing the diagnosis of acute myocarditis with initial workup to gold standard noninvasive cardiac magnetic resonance imaging methods and the use of invasive techniques such as endomyocardial biopsy. Furthermore, we discuss the treatment options, including novel approaches based on the severity of the symptoms and the specific etiologies of myocarditis.

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cmri cardiac magnetic resonance imagingdiagnostic testingechocardiogram (echo)endomyocardial biopsyetiologymyocarditis

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PMID40034418
PMCPMC11873950

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