Will I Die from Myocarditis?
However, Severe Myocarditis Can Permanently Damage Your Heart Muscle, Possibly Causing: Heart Failure. Untreated, Myocarditis Can Damage Your Heart's Muscle So...
However, severe myocarditis can permanently damage your heart muscle, possibly causing: Heart failure. Untreated, myocarditis can damage your heart's muscle so that it can't pump blood effectively. In severe cases, myocarditis-related heart failure may require a ventricular assist device or a heart transplant.
Can myocarditis be fatal?
An inflammation of the heart muscle, myocarditis can be life-threatening if not treated in time.
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What is the life expectancy with myocarditis?
Long-term prognosis was usually good with a 3–5-year survival ranging from 56 to 83%, respectively. Patients with acute fulminant myocarditis, once they survive the acute illness, had an excellent long-term prognosis of 93% at 11 years, compared with 45% of the patients presenting with acute non-fulminant myocarditis.
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