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Viral myocarditis

MedGen UID:
547112
•Concept ID:
C0276138
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Viral Myocarditis; viral myocarditis
SNOMED CT: Viral myocarditis (89141000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0023161

Definition

Myocarditis that is caused by an infection with a viral agent. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVViral myocarditis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Viral Myocarditis-Incidence, Diagnosis and Management.
Olejniczak M, Schwartz M, Webber E, Shaffer A, Perry TE
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020 Jun;34(6):1591-1601. Epub 2020 Jan 7 doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.12.052. PMID: 32127272
Acute Myocarditis in Children: An Overview of Treatment and Recent Patents.
Fung RCM, Hon KL, Leung AKC
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2020;14(2):106-116. doi: 10.2174/1872213X14666200204103714. PMID: 32013855
Viral myocarditis--diagnosis, treatment options, and current controversies.
Pollack A, Kontorovich AR, Fuster V, Dec GW
Nat Rev Cardiol 2015 Nov;12(11):670-80. Epub 2015 Jul 21 doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2015.108. PMID: 26194549

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Viral Myocarditis.
Narovlyanskaya O, Winokur EJ
Dimens Crit Care Nurs 2020 Mar/Apr;39(2):75-80. doi: 10.1097/DCC.0000000000000402. PMID: 32000238
Inflammatory Cardiomyopathic Syndromes.
Trachtenberg BH, Hare JM
Circ Res 2017 Sep 15;121(7):803-818. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.310221. PMID: 28912184
Myocarditis.
Fung G, Luo H, Qiu Y, Yang D, McManus B
Circ Res 2016 Feb 5;118(3):496-514. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.115.306573. PMID: 26846643
Myocarditis.
Sagar S, Liu PP, Cooper LT Jr
Lancet 2012 Feb 25;379(9817):738-47. Epub 2011 Dec 18 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60648-X. PMID: 22185868Free PMC Article
Influenza-related viral myocarditis.
Rezkalla SH, Kloner RA
WMJ 2010 Aug;109(4):209-13. PMID: 20945722

Diagnosis

Viral Myocarditis-Incidence, Diagnosis and Management.
Olejniczak M, Schwartz M, Webber E, Shaffer A, Perry TE
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020 Jun;34(6):1591-1601. Epub 2020 Jan 7 doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.12.052. PMID: 32127272
Viral Myocarditis.
Narovlyanskaya O, Winokur EJ
Dimens Crit Care Nurs 2020 Mar/Apr;39(2):75-80. doi: 10.1097/DCC.0000000000000402. PMID: 32000238
Congestive Heart Failure in Children.
Price JF
Pediatr Rev 2019 Feb;40(2):60-70. doi: 10.1542/pir.2016-0168. PMID: 30709972
Viral myocarditis--diagnosis, treatment options, and current controversies.
Pollack A, Kontorovich AR, Fuster V, Dec GW
Nat Rev Cardiol 2015 Nov;12(11):670-80. Epub 2015 Jul 21 doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2015.108. PMID: 26194549
Myocarditis.
Sagar S, Liu PP, Cooper LT Jr
Lancet 2012 Feb 25;379(9817):738-47. Epub 2011 Dec 18 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60648-X. PMID: 22185868Free PMC Article

Therapy

Fazirsiran for Liver Disease Associated with Alpha(1)-Antitrypsin Deficiency.
Strnad P, Mandorfer M, Choudhury G, Griffiths W, Trautwein C, Loomba R, Schluep T, Chang T, Yi M, Given BD, Hamilton JC, San Martin J, Teckman JH
N Engl J Med 2022 Aug 11;387(6):514-524. Epub 2022 Jun 25 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2205416. PMID: 35748699
Congestive Heart Failure in Children.
Price JF
Pediatr Rev 2019 Feb;40(2):60-70. doi: 10.1542/pir.2016-0168. PMID: 30709972
Coenzyme Q10 in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases: Current State of the Problem.
Zozina VI, Covantev S, Goroshko OA, Krasnykh LM, Kukes VG
Curr Cardiol Rev 2018;14(3):164-174. doi: 10.2174/1573403X14666180416115428. PMID: 29663894Free PMC Article
Viral myocarditis.
Rose NR
Curr Opin Rheumatol 2016 Jul;28(4):383-9. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0000000000000303. PMID: 27166925Free PMC Article
Viral myocarditis--diagnosis, treatment options, and current controversies.
Pollack A, Kontorovich AR, Fuster V, Dec GW
Nat Rev Cardiol 2015 Nov;12(11):670-80. Epub 2015 Jul 21 doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2015.108. PMID: 26194549

Prognosis

Vaccination-Associated Myocarditis and Myocardial Injury.
Altman NL, Berning AA, Mann SC, Quaife RA, Gill EA, Auerbach SR, Campbell TB, Bristow MR
Circ Res 2023 May 12;132(10):1338-1357. Epub 2023 May 11 doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.122.321881. PMID: 37167355Free PMC Article
Viral Myocarditis-Incidence, Diagnosis and Management.
Olejniczak M, Schwartz M, Webber E, Shaffer A, Perry TE
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020 Jun;34(6):1591-1601. Epub 2020 Jan 7 doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.12.052. PMID: 32127272
Inflammatory Cardiomyopathic Syndromes.
Trachtenberg BH, Hare JM
Circ Res 2017 Sep 15;121(7):803-818. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.310221. PMID: 28912184
Myocarditis.
Fung G, Luo H, Qiu Y, Yang D, McManus B
Circ Res 2016 Feb 5;118(3):496-514. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.115.306573. PMID: 26846643
Myocarditis.
Sagar S, Liu PP, Cooper LT Jr
Lancet 2012 Feb 25;379(9817):738-47. Epub 2011 Dec 18 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60648-X. PMID: 22185868Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Fazirsiran for Liver Disease Associated with Alpha(1)-Antitrypsin Deficiency.
Strnad P, Mandorfer M, Choudhury G, Griffiths W, Trautwein C, Loomba R, Schluep T, Chang T, Yi M, Given BD, Hamilton JC, San Martin J, Teckman JH
N Engl J Med 2022 Aug 11;387(6):514-524. Epub 2022 Jun 25 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2205416. PMID: 35748699
Myocarditis: somethings old and something new.
Razzano D, Fallon JT
Cardiovasc Pathol 2020 Jan-Feb;44:107155. Epub 2019 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2019.107155. PMID: 31760237
Myocarditis.
Fung G, Luo H, Qiu Y, Yang D, McManus B
Circ Res 2016 Feb 5;118(3):496-514. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.115.306573. PMID: 26846643
Myocarditis.
Sagar S, Liu PP, Cooper LT Jr
Lancet 2012 Feb 25;379(9817):738-47. Epub 2011 Dec 18 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60648-X. PMID: 22185868Free PMC Article
Human viral cardiomyopathy.
Maisch B, Ristic AD, Portig I, Pankuweit S
Front Biosci 2003 Jan 1;8:s39-67. doi: 10.2741/962. PMID: 12456345

Recent systematic reviews

Myocarditis associated with COVID-19 and its vaccines - a systematic review.
Rout A, Suri S, Vorla M, Kalra DK
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2022 Sep-Oct;74:111-121. Epub 2022 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.10.004. PMID: 36279947Free PMC Article
COVID-19 associated myocarditis: A systematic review.
Haussner W, DeRosa AP, Haussner D, Tran J, Torres-Lavoro J, Kamler J, Shah K
Am J Emerg Med 2022 Jan;51:150-155. Epub 2021 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.10.001. PMID: 34739868Free PMC Article
Intravenous immunoglobulin for presumed viral myocarditis in children and adults.
Robinson J, Hartling L, Vandermeer B, Klassen TP
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 May 20;(5):CD004370. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004370.pub3. PMID: 25992494
Cochrane Corner: Corticosteroids for viral myocarditis.
Caldeira D, Lopes LR, Vaz-Carneiro A, Costa J
Rev Port Cardiol 2015 Jan;34(1):65-7. Epub 2014 Dec 17 doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2014.08.006. PMID: 25528972
Corticosteroids for viral myocarditis.
Chen HS, Wang W, Wu SN, Liu JP
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 Oct 18;2013(10):CD004471. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004471.pub3. PMID: 24136037Free PMC Article

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