myocarditis/carbohydrate

This will be a cross-sectional cohort study of participants who will undergo a detailed cardiovascular imaging evaluation and blood draw once they have recuperated from a prior index-hospitalization at Clements University Hospital or Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas, USA for COVID-19 and

Fifty hospitalized consecutive patients with clinically suspected MC who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be enrolled to the study. During index hospitalization patients will undergo a standard clinical evaluation (physical examination, collection of a medical history, blood tests

Myocarditis is characterized by myocardial inflammation, which can lead to fibrosis and heart failure. FDG PET/CT, with appropriate suppression protocol including high-fat-low-carbohydrate diet, fasting, and IV heparin, can be use to detect myocardial inflammation. It is frequently used for the