Saturday August 24th was the annual myocarditis awareness and fundraising event, that Brenda Vonckx holds in memory of her son, Austin, who died suddenly of Viral Myocarditis in September 2014.…
Monday August 12, 2024, was the 17th Annual Golf Outing for the Myocarditis Foundation! It was once again held at the Arcola Country Club in Paramus, N.J., with its beautiful…
The Myocarditis Foundation’s Annual Family Support meeting was held at the Statler Hilton Hotel on July 10 thru the 13, 2024. It was a privilege and honor to have been…
In October of 2018, The Austry Family, who lost a son to Viral Myocarditis in 2010, planted a Monarch Butterfly Station in Fort Worth, Texas. Butterflies, are considered symbols of…
Many of you have been looking for answers on COVID related Myocarditis There are studies being done now, about COVID Myocarditis and/or COVID Vaccine related Myocarditis. Helix is conducting one such study. If you…
Dr. Tahir Kafil, is one of the Myocarditis Foundation’s Fellowship Grant Recipients from December, 2021. He worked with Dr. Peter Liu, at the Ottawa Heart Institute, in Canada and has…
After treatment, many patients live long, full lives free from the effects of myocarditis. For others, however, ongoing cardiovascular medication or even a heart transplant may be needed. Overall, dilated…
Dr. Dor Lotan is an Assistant Professor of Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Transplant Cardiologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NYC. Recently, he has been…
As we have said in the past, information on COVID-19 vaccines remains a very fluid situation. As time goes on, more and more is learned about the vaccines and any…
On a rainy March day in Baltimore, 100 cardiovascular pathologists and cardiologists, from around the world, met in person or virtually to discuss myocarditis. The event was the culmination of…
