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Myocarditis


Diagnosis & Tests

How is the condition diagnosed?

A healthcare provider may suspect this condition after taking a person's health history and doing a physical exam. The provider may order a variety of tests, including:

  • ECG, or heart tracing
  • chest x-ray
  • echocardiogram, an imaging test that uses ultrasound waves to look at blood flow and pressures within the heart
  • blood cultures to check for infection in the blood
  • biopsy of the heart muscle, which involves taking a small piece of heart muscle for testing in the lab

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