Acute viral myocarditis in a patient after parvovirus B-19 infection
Authors:
Chatuna Šubladze; Jan Klán; Eva Topinková Eva; Tomáš Richter Tomáš; Martina Nováková
Authors‘ workplace:
Centrum následné péče Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, Praha
1; Geriatrická klinika, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice v Praze
2; Geriatrická interní klinika, 2. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, Praha
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Geriatrie a Gerontologie 2025, 14, č. 2: 89-95
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doi:
https://doi.org/10.61568/geri/50-6499/20250512/140523
Overview
Myocarditis is a disease characterized by inflammatory infiltrate of the heart muscle with or without necrosis. It has variety of infectious and non-infectious causes. The most common cause of myocarditis is a viral infection. Viral myocarditis is an important cause of a non-ischemic myopathy. Despite therapy, which is comprehensive, the prognosis of myocarditis is serious. The case presents a 83-year old geriatric frail patient with viral myocarditis with a moderate course.
Keywords:
geriatric patient – heart failure – frailty – parvovirus B19 – acute viral myocarditis
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