How to behave with paediatric myocarditis: imaging methods and clinical considerations.

ABSTRACT: Paediatric myocarditis is a challenging and heterogeneous condition, with varied clinical presentations ranging from mild symptoms to life-threatening complications such as heart failure, arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death. Effective management hinges on early diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and ongoing monitoring, which can be significantly enhanced through multimodal imaging techniques. This review emphasizes the crucial role of advanced imaging in the diagnosis, prognostication, and management of paediatric myocarditis. While traditional echocardiography remains the first-line imaging tool, it is often insufficient in detecting subtle myocardial changes and it does not allow the identification of myocardial inflammation and fibrosis, particularly in cases with preserved left ventri

SUBMITTER: De Sarro R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11969066 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature