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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S., Maliha Shakil, M.D. [2] Homa Najafi, M.D.[3]

Overview

During either an infection or a hypersensitivity reaction, the inflammatory response may cause myonecrosis either directly or indirectly as part of an autoimmune reaction. Histopathological features include abundant edema in the myocardial interstitium and an inflammatory infiltrate which is rich in lymphocytes and macrophages. Focal destruction of myocytes as a result of the inflammatory process results in left ventricular dysfunction.

Pathogenesis

Myocarditis is a continuum of three phases of the disease processes with each one evolving into the next.[1]

Phase I: Viral Infection and Replication

Viruses such as coxsackie and enterovirus, get internalized in peripheral tissues and activate the immune system. A few of these viral genomes attach to the immunologic cells which circulate throughout the body and lodge in other organs such as the heart where they further replicate and cause localized tissue destruction.

Phase II: Autoimmune Injury

After the host immune system eliminates the viral genomes from the body, the immune system may remains activated in patients who develop myocarditis. This leads to the development of an autoimmune reaction where T-cells and cytokines target the host tissue such as the myocardium which causes further myocyte damage.

Phase III: Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Eosinophilic and hypersensitive myocarditis may occur secondary to parasitic infections, drug hypersensitivity or hypereosinophilic syndrome. Eosinophilic infiltration in myocardium lead to release of eosinophilic proteins which increase cellular membrane permeability which in turn leads to cell death.[5][6] The pathogenesis of this hypersensitivity reaction include either an immediate reaction which involves the degranulation of mast cells and basophils mediated by IgE, or a delayed reaction involving the activation of helper T-cells and interleukin-5.

Microscopic Pathology

Histopathological features include abundant edema in the myocardial interstitium and an inflammatory infiltrate which is rich in lymphocytes and macrophages. Focal destruction of myocytes as a result of the inflammatory process results in left ventricular dysfunction.[7]


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References

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  2. Ono K, Matsumori A, Shioi T, Furukawa Y, Sasayama S (1998). "Cytokine gene expression after myocardial infarction in rat hearts: possible implication in left ventricular remodeling". Circulation. 98 (2): 149–56. PMID 9679721.
  3. Lee JK, Zaidi SH, Liu P, Dawood F, Cheah AY, Wen WH; et al. (1998). "A serine elastase inhibitor reduces inflammation and fibrosis and preserves cardiac function after experimentally-induced murine myocarditis". Nat Med. 4 (12): 1383–91. doi:10.1038/3973. PMID 9846575.
  4. Badorff C, Lee GH, Lamphear BJ, Martone ME, Campbell KP, Rhoads RE; et al. (1999). "Enteroviral protease 2A cleaves dystrophin: evidence of cytoskeletal disruption in an acquired cardiomyopathy". Nat Med. 5 (3): 320–6. doi:10.1038/6543. PMID 10086389.
  5. Ginsberg F, Parrillo JE (2005). "Eosinophilic myocarditis". Heart Fail Clin. 1 (3): 419–29. doi:10.1016/j.hfc.2005.06.013. PMID 17386864.
  6. Amini R, Nielsen C (2010). "Eosinophilic myocarditis mimicking acute coronary syndrome secondary to idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome: a case report". J Med Case Reports. 4: 40. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-4-40. PMC 2830978. PMID 20181108.
  7. Feldman AM, McNamara D (2000). "Myocarditis". N Engl J Med. 343 (19): 1388–98. doi:10.1056/NEJM200011093431908. PMID 11070105.

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