Myocarditis Synonyms

mīō-kär-dītĭs
Inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. myocardial inflammation

Words Related to Myocarditis

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Myocarditis Sentence Examples

  • Coxsackie B virus causes myocarditis and might endanger the pig heart in an immune suppressed recipient of a xenograft.

  • In a very few cases the child may die from complications related to myocarditis or from bowel perforation or lung disease caused by vasculitic ulcers.

  • Coxsackie virus-A type of enterovirus that may produce a variety of illnesses, including upper respiratory infections, myocarditis, and pericarditis.

  • These complications include inflammation of the heart tissue (myocarditis), disturbances in heartbeat rhythm (arrhythmias), and areas of blood vessel dilation (aneurysms) in the coronary arteries.

  • The most serious complications caused by the exotoxin are inflammations of the heart muscle (myocarditis) and damage to the nervous system.

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