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The symptoms and signs of myocarditis are non-specific. Thus, myocarditis is a differential diagnosis in many patients with heart complaints. As myocarditis may accompany common viral infections of the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts and mild ECG changes are not uncommon in such patients, the diagnosis needs to be considered in large patient cohorts. Establishing the correct diagnosis is of importance as the disease may lead to sudden cardiac death or dilated cardiomyopathy.

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    Heiko Mahrholdt MD

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  2. Medical Center Dept. Cardiology, Leiden University, Albinusdreef 2, 2333, Leiden, ZA, Netherlands

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  3. Dept. Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

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  4. Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, FI-20521, Turku, Finland

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Mahrholdt, H., Yilmaz, A., Sechtem, U. (2010). Myocarditis. In: Zamorano, J.L., Bax, J.J., Rademakers, F.E., Knuuti, J. (eds) The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-421-8_28

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