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MYOCARDITIS: DEFINITION<br />
• Myocardial process characterized by the presence of an<br />
inflammatory infiltrate and myocyte damage or<br />
necrosis not typical of the myocardial damage of<br />
ischemic heart disease.<br />
Ventricular<br />
Dysfunction<br />
Cardiogenic Shock<br />
MYOCARDITIS<br />
Acute-Onset Heart<br />
Failure<br />
MI/Stroke<br />
Myocarditis is implicated in sudden cardiac death of<br />
young adults (8.6% to 12%)