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PHASE II: INFLAMMATION<br />
• Inflammatory cells infiltrate the myocardium<br />
• Cytokine release<br />
• (Ex. interferons, interleukins, tumor necrosis factor)<br />
• Macrophages, lymphocytes, and endothelial cell activation<br />
• Inflammatory mediators = myocarditis<br />
• Vascular endothelium disrupted:<br />
• Endothelial dysfunction<br />
• Vasoconstriction<br />
• Necrosis of myocardial tissues