The fly in the ointment was a case of myocarditis – inflammation of the heart muscle – that was seen in an 11-year-old boy enrolled in Study 9001-103 and was deemed to be serious. Treatment ...

Among patients who are symptomatic, the manifestations include those associated with pericarditis and/or myocarditis, and may be overshadowed by systemic manifestations of infection or ...

Tubercular myocarditis usually results from direct hematogenous seeding from the overlying pericardium or from lymphatic spread via the mediastinal lymph nodes, as in this case. It is unclear why ...

Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle (myocardium) that can reduce the heart's ability to pump blood effectively, potentially leading to heart failure, abnormal heartbeat and at times ...

Yet research shows that regular users of marijuana are at risk for serious conditions, including strokes, heart attacks, cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure and myocarditis, which is an ...

While the case of myocarditis seen in an 11-year-old boy enrolled in ENDEAVOR was partially resolved with intravenous steroid therapy and did not appear to affect heart function, the FDA will ...