MEDICAL DICTIONARY
Myocarditis: Inflammation of the myocardium , the heart muscle.
Myocarditis can be caused by a number of different conditions. The most common cause is infection of the heart muscle by a virus . The virus causes the initial heart muscle inflammation. After the initial viral infection subsides, the body's immune system continues to inflict inflammatory damage on the heart muscles, prolonging the myocarditis, a process termed autoimmunity . Other causes of myocarditis include such as a disease called sarcoidosis , various autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus , and certain drugs.
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