Myocarditis & Sudden Death Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

I Have Myocarditis

Myocarditis is a disease marked by inflammation and damage to the heart. Several thousand individuals are diagnosed with myocarditis each year in the US.

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I Lost Someone To Myocarditis

The best way to support yourself and your loved ones is to learn from others experiences, educate yourself about the disease, and get involved.

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For Physicians And Researchers

Our site provides up-to-date information for physicians, nurses and researchers with the goal of partnering to make advances in diagnosis and treatment.

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2018 GALA TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE

Tickets for the 3rd Annual Myocarditis Foundation Gala are now available.

The gala date is Thursday evening June 21st, 2018 and will again be hosted at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, at Columbus Circle overlooking Central Park. Cocktails and Silent Auction start at 6 PM. Further event information is available if you click here.

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Family Support Meeting is June 22-23

The 2018 Patient and Family Support meeting will be held June 22-23 at the Warwick Hotel in New York City. For event information click here and an update on speakers and gala participation can be found here.

Support Community Membership

United States
Canada + Australia
Ireland + Albania+Yugoslavia+Singapore

The Myocarditis Support Community has members from around the world!!

ONLINE SUPPORT COMMUNITY IS ACTIVE

Visit myocarditis.inspire.com to participate

The Foundation’s support community now has over 130 members!! Patients, caregivers and friends are having valuable conversations. Recently many newly diagnosed patients and families have reached out for support. Click on a link below to view a conversation and lend a supportive word if you can.

Thankful I Found a Myocarditis Community ….. from a 23 year old nursing student

16 Year-old Healthy Son Just Diagnosed ….. from a mother in Minneapolis

Myocarditis – Living With It ….. from Jonah212 who was diagnosed in February

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Sarah Knight 2018 Golf Tournament June 8, 2018

June 8, 2018 was another beautiful day in Marion, Iowa for the Sarah Knight Memorial Golf Tournament. The excitement of the golfers as they lined up and drove their golf carts off the parking lot onto the golf course was a sight to see. It was a never ending line of them, too many to count, with...

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50

% More Men Than Women

32

32nd Leading Cause of Death Worldwide

10

% of Sudden Death in USA

2,200,000

Cases Last Year

About the Myocarditis Foundation

The Myocarditis Foundation is an organization dedicated to providing accurate and up-to-date information to medical professionals, patients and their families, and to the scientific advancement of both the diagnosis and treatment of the disease with the goal of saving more lives.

Research

The Myocarditis Foundation is led by world-renown physicians, researchers and patients who volunteer their time. It funds research fellowship projects and partners with researchers in order to improve diagnosis and find new therapies.

Awareness

Our greatest challenge going forward is the lack of information about myocarditis. But there is hope- the Myocarditis Foundation is raising awareness by sponsoring national and international conference sessions, supplying physicians with recent findings, and supporting family-sponsored fundraising /awareness events.

Family Support

If you've been diagnosed with myocarditis or giant cell myocarditis, you are not alone. Although under-diagnosed, myocarditis affects otherwise healthy people each year and is a leading cause of sudden death.

How the Myocarditis Foundation was Founded

Featured Real Life Story

My Myocarditis Story

These videos are interviews from myocarditis survivors, family members of victims, myocarditis foundation board members and myocarditis researchers. Filming of the videos was funded by a grant from the St. Jude Medical Foundation.