Challenges of Diagnosing Viral Myocarditis in Adolescents in the Era of COVID-19 and MIS-C

• Main Authors: Hemali P. Shah (Author), Richard Frye (Author), Sunny Chang (Author), Erin Faherty (Author), Jeremy Steele (Author), Ruchika Karnik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Myocarditis has a wide array of clinical presentations ranging from asymptomatic to sudden cardiac death. Pediatric myocarditis is a rare disease, with an estimated annual incidence of 1 to 2 per 100,000 children though its true prevalence remains unknown due to its variable and often subclinical pr...