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==Myocarditis==
==Myocarditis==
===Work-up===
===Gross===
*Requires 10 sections to exclude;<ref>KC. 1 October 2010.</ref> sections should include RV and LV.
*Not apparent on gross.
**It is often missed with five.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Kubo | first1 = N. | last2 = Morimoto | first2 = S. | last3 = Hiramitsu | first3 = S. | last4 = Uemura | first4 = A. | last5 = Kimura | first5 = K. | last6 = Shimizu | first6 = K. | last7 = Hishida | first7 = H. | title = Feasibility of diagnosing chronic myocarditis by endomyocardial biopsy. | journal = Heart Vessels | volume = 12 | issue = 4 | pages = 167-70 | month =  | year = 1997 | doi =  | PMID = 9559966 }}</ref>
 
Grossing:
*Requires 10 sections to exclude;<ref>KC. 1 October 2010.</ref> sections should include right ventricle and left ventricle.
**It is often missed with five.<ref name=pmid9559966>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Kubo | first1 = N. | last2 = Morimoto | first2 = S. | last3 = Hiramitsu | first3 = S. | last4 = Uemura | first4 = A. | last5 = Kimura | first5 = K. | last6 = Shimizu | first6 = K. | last7 = Hishida | first7 = H. | title = Feasibility of diagnosing chronic myocarditis by endomyocardial biopsy. | journal = Heart Vessels | volume = 12 | issue = 4 | pages = 167-70 | month =  | year = 1997 | doi =  | PMID = 9559966 }}</ref>


===Classification<ref name=emedicine1612533>[http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1612533-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1612533-overview]</ref>===
===Classification<ref name=emedicine1612533>[http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1612533-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1612533-overview]</ref>===