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However, emerging evidence suggests that\n                    <jats:italic>P. vivax<\/jats:italic>\n                    can also lead to severe manifestations, including cardiac involvement. Myocarditis, although rare, is one such complication that can result in significant morbidity. This case report presents an 18-year-old man from Western India, with no previous comorbidities, who developed myocarditis secondary to\n                    <jats:italic>P. vivax<\/jats:italic>\n                    malaria. The patient initially presented with fever, chills, and headache, followed by the onset of hypotension, lactic acidosis, and cardiac complications, including a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and elevated cardiac biomarkers. Despite requiring vasopressor support and oxygen therapy, the patient made a full recovery after receiving appropriate antimalarial treatment. This case underscores the need for heightened awareness of rare but serious complications, such as myocarditis, in patients diagnosed with\n                    <jats:italic>P. vivax<\/jats:italic>\n                    malaria.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.24-0657","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,11]],"date-time":"2025-02-11T11:23:36Z","timestamp":1739273016000},"page":"761-764","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Acute Myocarditis in the Setting of Plasmodium vivax Malaria: A Case Report and Review of the Literature"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"112","author":[{"given":"Saloni","family":"Talreja","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pyrus","family":"Bhellum","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, All India Institute 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