Contemporary study of acute myocarditis in South Africa: CAMISA
We report data from the largest cohort of patients with AM outside of the developed world. It provides insight into the clinical presentation, aetiology, viral pathogens and outcomes of patients with AM locally. The findings in this cohort from Africa appear similar to the developed world.
Authors
- Charles Kyriakakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6622-8310)
- Gert Uves van Zyl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3021-5101)
- Lloyd Joubert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5753-3962)
- Karim Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1141-9486)
- Rory Leisegang
- Philip Herbst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7111-1993)
- Dan Zaharie
- Anton Doubell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7699-8684)
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Tygerberg Hospital (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Heart
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2024-002845
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00