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Myocarditis

Myocarditis | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring

How is the condition diagnosed?

A healthcare provider may suspect this condition after taking a person's health history and doing a physical exam. The provider may order a variety of tests, including:

ECG, or heart tracing

chest x-ray

echocardiogram, an imaging test that uses ultrasound waves to look at blood flow and pressures within the heart

blood cultures to check for infection in the blood

biopsy of the heart muscle, which involves taking a small piece of heart muscle for testing in the lab

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Author: Eric Berlin, MD
Reviewer: Adam Brochert, MD
Date Reviewed: 06/01/01

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