病毒性心肌炎系由病毒侵犯心脏,引起心肌细胞坏死和间质炎症改变。为了提高对本病的认识,本文分析我院内科1958～1979年收治的临床确诊为病毒性心肌炎的20例资料,并对其临床诊断和治疗问题进行探讨。临床资料本组病例的诊断标准为:(1)病前1～4周有病毒感染史;(2)既往无心脏病史而出现心肌炎的症状和体征;(3)心电图有ST—T 改变 Viral myocarditis is a virus that invades the heart, causing cardiomyocyte necrosis and interstitial inflammation. In order to improve the understanding of this disease, this article analyzes 20 cases of viral myocarditis clinically diagnosed in our hospital from 1958 to 1979, and discusses its clinical diagnosis and treatment. Clinical data The diagnostic criteria for this group of patients were: (1) a history of viral infection 1 to 4 weeks prior to disease; (2) history and signs of myocarditis with no history of previous heart disease; (3) ST-T changes on ECG