Abstract Introduction Acute myocarditis is a major cause of sudden death in young patients. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is a sensitive noninvasive method to detect myocarditis, but it is costly and unavailable in most medical centers. Two-dimensional strain is a new echocardiographic technique that evaluates myocardial strain to analyze global and regional myocardial function. Objetive To assess the value of two-dimensional strain in patients diagnosed with myocarditis. Material and methods We prospectively studied patients with acute myocarditis and normal […]