Clinical case of acute myocarditis
AbstractInflammatory cardiomyopathy is characterized by high risk of cardiac dysfunction and it is associated with a poor clinical prognosis. This disease has a heterogeneous aetiology. Treatment of acute myocarditis is generally supportive and aimed at prevention managing complications.
Keywords:acute myocarditis; inflammatory cardiomyopathy; complications; pulmonary embolism; Echo; CT-scan; computerized tomography
Funding. The study had no sponsor support.
Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
For citation: Serezhina E.K., Obrezan A.G., Ostanina N.G., Kukol L.V. Clinical case of acute myocarditis. Kardiologiya: novosti, mneniya, obuchenie [Cardiology: News, Opinions, Training]. 2023; 11 (4): 48–50. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33029/2309-1908-2023-11-4-48-50 (in Russian)
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