Why the study?
Epstein-Barr virus typically causes self-limited infectious mononucleosis, but can rarely provoke cardiac complications.
Epstein-Barr virus infection can rarely provoke fatal myopericarditis and should be considered as a potential cause of sudden cardiac death in young patients with recent infectious mononucleosis.
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Rare fatal EBV myopericarditis can follow IM in young adults; case reports leave open incidence and surveillance needs.
Ferronato et al. (2025) studied this question.