In the heart of MELAS syndrome

With interest we read the article by Youssef et al. about a 25year old male with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome who experienced an acute deterioration of left ventricular function being attributed to myocarditis from a presumed parvovirus B19 infection [1]. We have the following comments and concerns.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research