Most Pediatric Myocarditis Caused by Viruses
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A wide range of factors can cause myocarditis; most often viral infections cause myocarditis in children and teens, according to Ryan Butts, MD, medical director of the pediatric advanced cardiac care program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Health of Texas. Butts provided an overview of what pediatricians and other clinicians caring for children and teens should know about myocarditis at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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@fikham The important new things that attendees may want to take away from this for their practice are improved recognition and diagnostic workup for acute viral myocarditis, making sure cardiology follow-up occurs after an admission for the condition, enhanced evaluation of the child before they return to competitive sports, and the availability of written or verbal education for patients relating to COVID vaccine–associated myocarditis