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About Myocarditis
About Myocarditis
Myocarditis is classified as a rare disease but is estimated to affect thousands of adults and children in the U.S. and around the world each year.
About Giant Cell Myocarditis
About Giant Cell Myocarditis
If you ask the average person to define giant cell myocarditis, there’s a good chance they’ll be unable to. The same goes for a majority of physicians.
About Pericarditis
About Pericarditis
Pericarditis is a condition that affects the pericardium, a thin membrane that surrounds your heart. When pericarditis develops…
10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor if You Suspect You Have Myocarditis
What Happens When a Virus Hijacks Your Heart?
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Maria’s Story
Real Life Story
I was diagnosed with Myocarditis when I was 11 years old. Here is my story…
One day I started feeling really ill. I wasn’t able to keep any food in and I was very weak, I was having difficulty breathing, my heart was racing, and my whole body was aching.
I was lying in bed for couple of days thinking it’s just a virus and it would pass, but it wasn’t going away. My mom decided to take me to the hospital. I struggled badly while getting there – I was so weak I could barely even walk.
I had a lot of tests done. My internal organs were double in size and painful to touch. The doctors thought that I had been infected by a virus. My skin started to turn yellow, and all my blood results were very abnormal. None of the doctors knew what was wrong with me. They finally did a chest Xray which showed the problem.
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CHORUS Conference in Seoul, Korea November 24-25, 2023
While most people were celebrating Thanksgiving and doing some early Holiday Shopping, there were many cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons collaborating in Seoul, Korea. The CHORUS Conference, was the first Congress…
Myocarditis Foundation Chili Cook-Off: A Festive Success Raising $20,000
On a gorgeous November 18th afternoon, Back Pew Brewing in Porter, Texas, played host to the first annual Myocarditis Foundation Chili Cook-Off. The event not only aimed to gather funds…
Giving Tuesday is November 28th
The National Day of Giving, Tuesday, November 28th, will be here tomorrow… The Myocarditis Foundation prides itself not as a “donation” based website, but as “the most relevant information and…