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Myocarditis Foundation

4 days ago

Myocarditis Foundation Gala 2017 has begun.... Chris Corso speaking about his myocarditis story. ... See MoreSee Less

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Myocarditis Foundation

4 days ago

The Myocarditis Foundation Logo made its way into the Ambush makeover segment on the Today Show today!!! Pay attention to when they are about to pick each women to get a makeover and you will see Myocarditis Foundation Director of Communications, Dr. Katelyn Bruno holding up a blue Myocarditis Foundation Tshirt in the background!!! ... See MoreSee Less

They were speechless — and so were we!

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Myocarditis Foundation

4 days ago

A group of about 20 people in town for the Myocarditis Foundation Gala and Family Support meeting got together to be in the crowd for the Today Show this morning!

We had a blast spending time together trying to raise awareness for myocarditis by educating the people around us who asked what our shirts meant and to those watching all over the world who may have seen our hats, shirts and banners on TV.

We are told we could be seen in our blue shirts through the window behind Matt Lauer as well as in several camera sweeps of the crowd.

We were able to take a selfie with Hoda Kotb, give a Tshirt to Al Roker, be seen on TV and featured on the Today Show's Flickr account!!!

The Myocarditis Foundation will continue in its mission to bring awareness to this disease that has impacted many people's lives! ... See MoreSee Less

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Myocarditis Foundation

6 days ago

The Myocarditis Foundation will be on the rope line of the Today Show this Thursday morning, June 22nd from 7-9 am. Please watch for us as we raise awareness on a national stage of this rare and too often deadly disease that disproportionately affects the young and healthy. We will be joined by parents who have lost children, families of disease victims, survivors, family and friends. Spread the word. We know that early diagnosis increases the chance for survival. Myocarditis or inflammatory heart disease is most commonly caused by viruses in children. Giant Cell Myocarditis is a more rare and more often fatal form of the disease. Watch for us! ... See MoreSee Less

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Myocarditis Foundation

1 week ago

Research funded by a Myocarditis Foundation led to a National Heart Lung and Blood Institute grant being awarded.

Dr. Mackman of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill received a 4-year $1.5-million award study into role of clotting protease and receptor in the innate immune response to viral infections.

During his post-doctoral fellowship in 2009, Dr. Silvio Antoniak of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill was awarded the Myocarditis Foundation grant for his work on "Thrombin-PAR-1 Signaling in Viral Myocarditis". This work helped lead to Dr. Mackman's grant.

His proposal in 2009 stated:
"I conclude that PAR-1 activation is essential in the early phase of virus infection to manage an effective immune response against CVB3. This response is maintained by a successful recognition of virus antigens by the TLR-3 pathway and a PAR-1 dependent NK cell activation. The altered immune reaction in PAR-1-/- mice leads to uncontrolled virus replication and later to an over-bursting immune response, aberrant cardiac remodeling leading to cardiac dysfunction after CVB3 infection."

Congrats to Dr Mackman's team! ... See MoreSee Less

Mackman to lead 4-year $1.5-million award study into role of clotting protease and receptor in the innate immune response to viral infections — News Room - UNC Health Care

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UNC receives $1.5-million grant to study the role of a clotting protease and receptor in the innate ...

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