Clinical course, viral etiology, and the diagnostic workup for patients with suspected myocarditis: a single-center prospective study.

Background: Myocarditis is a highly heterogeneous disorder with a challenging diagnostic work-up. We aimed to focus on the possible diagnostic workup for this condition in settings where endomyocardial biopsy as a gold standard is not always feasible, detect the etiologic cardiotropic viruses in our locality, and follow the clinical course in patients admitted with clinically suspected myocarditis.

Methods: This is a prospective observational study.