Acute myocarditis can usually be cured, with very few patients dying in the acute phase due to severe arrhythmias, acute heart failure and cardiogenic shock. Acute myocarditis requires, firstly, bed rest, nutritional support and, in critical cases, life support after diagnosis.
Secondly, treatment of the primary cause, such as antibiotics for bacterial infections, and then symptomatic treatment of the patient’s signs and symptoms, such as anti-heart failure, arrhythmias and shock, and if necessary, hormonal therapy such as dexamethasone and hydrocortisone, can help improve myocardial microcirculation and reduce the inflammatory response of the heart muscle