Myocarditis is the inflammation or degeneration of the heart muscle . It may not be detected because it may not cause any problems or symptoms that the patient can feel and call the doctor for. The average age of a patient having myocarditis is 42 years old.
Many infectious organisms can cause it.
Coxsackie B Virus is the most common. Treatment of Chagas Disease includes a pacemaker standard therapy for congestive heart failure antiprotozoal therapy against Trypanosomi cruzi, a protozoa carried by the Cone-nosed bug commonly found in South America. If the patient's left ventricle has problems , extreme treatment maybe needed. Cardiac transplantation may be done when it is very severe. Usually, myocarditis clears up by itself Without treatment, myocarditis can lead to death.