Role of right ventricular involvement in acute myocarditis, assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance

Right ventricular (RV) myocarditis (MY) is unrecognized, and its prevalence is unknown. We evaluated the prevalence of RV involvement in acute MY and its association with cardiac events (cardiac death, cardiac arrest, ventricular assist device, transplantation, and appropriate ICD intervention).

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - July 22, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Giovanni Donato Aquaro, Francesco Negri, Antonio De Luca, Giancarlo Todiere, Francesco Bianco, Andrea Barison, Giovanni Camastra, Lorenzo Monti, Santo Dellegrottaglie, Claudio Moro, Chiara Lanzillo, Alessandra Scatteia, Mauro Di Roma, Gianluca Pontone, Ma Source Type: research