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  1. De Gasperis Cardio Center, Transplant Center, Niguarda Hospital, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, 20162, Milan, Italy

    Enrico Ammirati

  2. Department of Health Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

    Enrico Ammirati

  3. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

    Esther Vorovich

  4. Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Paris Cedex 13, France

    Alain Combes

  5. INSERM UMRS_1166-iCAN, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Paris, France

    Alain Combes

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EA received a grant from the Italian Ministry of Health (GR-2019-12368506; principal investigator of the investigator-driven MYTHS [Myocarditis Therapy with Steroids] trial) and a grant from Italian Ministry of Health and NextGenerationEU (PNRR-MAD-2022-12376225) and is a consultant for Kiniksa and Cytokinetics. EV received speaking fees from Abiomed, Cytokinetics (speaking fees), Abbott, Novo Nordisk). AC reports grants from Getinge, and personal fees from Getinge, Baxter and Xenios outside the submitted work.

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Ammirati, E., Vorovich, E. & Combes, A. Myocarditis: a primer for intensivists. Intensive Care Med 49, 1123–1126 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-023-07143-3

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