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Myocarditis primary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Homa Najafi, M.D.[2]

Overview

There are no established measures for the primary prevention of all types of myocarditis. Vaccination against measles, rubella, mumps, poliomyelitis, and influenza could prevent myocarditis secondary to these diseases.

Primary Prevention

References

  1. Toshitaka Yajima & Kirk U. Knowlton (2009). “Viral myocarditis: from the perspective of the virus”. Circulation. 119 (19): 2615–2624. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.766022. PMID 19451363. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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