Despite of the American Myocarditis Treatment Trial, the treatment of myocarditis is still an unresolved issue. It is sponsored by the WHF Council on Cardiomyopathies. It is a double blind randomized trial with 3 treatment arms, which are based on analysis of endomyocardial biopsy by PCR on the RNA of enteroviruses as well as the DNA of adenovirus, CMV, herpes simplex and borreliosis.
Additional centers are still welcome to join.
Eur Heart J 12, Suppl D, 200-202. A clinical trial of immunosuppressive therapy for myocarditis.