Inflammation resulting from a viral infection has traditionally been thought to cause acute myocarditis, which can lead to fatal heart arrhythmias in otherwise healthy young adults. Now, a new study ...

People may use the term “viral heart disease” to describe viral myocarditis. This refers to when a viral infection causes inflammation of heart muscle tissue. Inflammation is the body’s natural ...

The largest randomized controlled trial of patients with acute myocarditis has found that anakinra is safe but does not reduce complications. The late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session ...

AMSTERDAM — A short course of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, anakinra, appeared safe but did not reduce complications of acute myocarditis in the ARAMIS trial. The trial was presented at the ...

Amsterdam, Netherlands – 28 Aug 2023: The largest randomised controlled trial of patients with acute myocarditis has found that anakinra is safe but does not reduce complications. The late breaking ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Anakinra did not increase days free from complications vs. placebo in patients with acute myocarditis. The drug ...

Purpose: The treatment options for viral myocarditis caused by coxsackievirus B are summarized. Summary: Myocarditis is a common cause of dilated cardiomyopathy. The most common causes of infectious ...

ARCHER is designed to assess the impact of CardiolRx™ on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging parameters that measure heart dysfunction and edema/fibrosis-key measurements used to predict prognosis in ...

After going on vacation in July 2022, Loree Benigni, then 39, returned home and felt like she had the flu. When her symptoms didn't improve, she visited an urgent care, where doctors ran tests and saw ...