What irritants should myocarditis avoid?

Written by Zhang Yue Mei
Cardiology
Updated on November 02, 2024
00:00
00:00

Suffering from myocarditis, fear of emotional stimulation. Myocarditis is caused by viral infection resulting in damage to the myocardium. Severe myocardial damage requires bed rest, maintaining a pleasant mood, and treatment with effective medication under the guidance of a doctor. Frequent anger or temper tantrums can cause increased sympathetic nervous excitability, leading to faster heart rates and increased cardiac burden. In severe cases, it can lead to acute heart failure, arrhythmias, cardiogenic shock, or even sudden death. Therefore, after being diagnosed with myocarditis, it is crucial to pay close attention to maintaining a cheerful mood and actively cooperating with the doctor for effective treatment.

Other Voices

doctor image
home-news-image
Written by Zhang Yue Mei
Cardiology
54sec home-news-image

Can you exercise with myocarditis?

Patients with myocarditis should avoid exercising. Myocarditis is caused by acute or chronic damage to the myocardium due to viral infections. After contracting myocarditis, patients may experience palpitations and shortness of breath; severe cases can lead to heart failure, arrhythmias, and cardiogenic shock. For myocarditis, early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for recovery. Patients with myocarditis must rest in bed, minimize physical activity, consume easily digestible foods, and eat a variety of vitamins and minerals through vegetables and fruits to maintain regular bowel movements. Effective antiviral drugs and treatments that nourish the myocardium should be used to help the damaged myocardium recover as soon as possible.

doctor image
home-news-image
Written by Zhou Yan
Geriatrics
1min 14sec home-news-image

Criteria for Diagnosing Myocarditis

The diagnosis of myocarditis is primarily clinical, based on typical precursor symptoms, corresponding clinical manifestations, and physical signs. The precursor symptoms usually occur one to three weeks before the onset, including symptoms of a viral infection such as fever, general fatigue, and muscle soreness, or gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea and vomiting. Subsequently, symptoms such as chest tightness, palpitations, difficulty breathing, and even fainting and sudden death may occur. The physical signs generally include arrhythmias, commonly premature atrial contractions, premature ventricular contractions, or conduction blocks. There may be an increased heart rate which does not correspond to the body temperature, and there could be the presence of second or third heart sounds or gallop rhythm. A minority of patients may show signs of heart failure. Tests can include electrocardiograms, enzymatic studies, or echocardiograms, and magnetic resonance imaging may show symptoms of myocardial injury. To confirm the diagnosis, an endomyocardial biopsy must be performed.

doctor image
home-news-image
Written by Zhou Yan
Geriatrics
39sec home-news-image

Does myocarditis fear tiredness?

Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium. In treating it, reducing the cardiac load is crucial. For patients in the acute phase, rest is the best way to reduce cardiac load and is an important treatment measure for acute myocarditis. If a patient's heart condition, such as chest pain, elevated myocardial enzymes, or troponin, or severe arrhythmias, is present, we often recommend that the patient rest in bed for more than three months. Therefore, patients with myocarditis should avoid exertion and rest appropriately.

doctor image
home-news-image
Written by Zhou Yan
Geriatrics
57sec home-news-image

Can myocarditis heal itself?

Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium. Common causes include viral infections, while bacterial and fungal infections can also cause myocarditis, but these are relatively less common. The onset of myocarditis can vary; it may be rapid, occasionally leading to acute heart failure and sudden cardiac death. However, most cases of myocarditis are self-limiting, though they can also progress to dilated cardiomyopathy. For individuals presenting with flu-like symptoms such as fever, general fatigue, muscle soreness, nausea, and vomiting, or other gastrointestinal issues, it is advisable to provide rest and nutritional support treatment. This is because these cold symptoms might also be indicative of myocarditis. Therefore, general treatment, rest, and nutrition should be emphasized for patients with colds.

doctor image
home-news-image
Written by Xiao Chang Jiang
Cardiology
58sec home-news-image

Early manifestations of myocarditis

What are the early symptoms of myocarditis? In fact, most patients with myocarditis typically exhibit acute onset of symptoms, which generally occur 1 to 3 weeks after cardiac involvement, or they may simultaneously exhibit various degrees of viral infection symptoms such as fever, sore throat, cough, general malaise, muscle pain, skin rash, or nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. These are its prodromal symptoms. Additionally, some patients exhibit systemic viral infection symptoms when the disease occurs, such as rubella, measles, epidemic mumps, viral hepatitis, and other diseases. Since the recovery rate of myocarditis in the acute and recovery phases is significantly higher than in the lingering or chronic phases, it is evident that treatment for myocarditis should be initiated as early as possible to increase the recovery rate.