A Rare Case of Myocarditis Causing Interventricular Communication and Acute Heart Failure
Mounaouir Karim
Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca 20250, Morocco.
Nachid Mohammed *
Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca 20250, Morocco.
Mehdi Rochd
Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca 20250, Morocco.
Benhar Ismail
Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca 20250, Morocco.
Meryem Haboub
Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca 20250, Morocco.
Salim Arous
Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca 20250, Morocco.
Ghali Mohamed Bennouna
Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca 20250, Morocco.
Abdenasser Drighil
Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca 20250, Morocco.
Habbal Rachida
Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca 20250, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Myocarditis is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition that involves inflammation of the heart muscle. It can present with a wide range of clinical manifestations, including acute heart failure, arrhythmias, and ventricular dysfunction. In rare cases, myocarditis can lead to the formation of interventricular communication, which is an abnormal communication between the left and right ventricles. We present a case report of a 31-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with acute heart failure and was subsequently diagnosed with myocarditis causing interventricular communication.
Keywords: Myocarditis, interventricular communication, heart failure, diagnosis, management, outcome