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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

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