To prevent myocarditis (heart muscle inflammation), attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors.
Behavioral risk factors
- Stimulant consumption
- Alcohol
- Drug use
- Cocaine
Environmental pollution – intoxications
- Arsenic
- Lead
- Lithium
Prevention factors (protective factors)
- After infections-even those in which there is no fever or only a low fever-one should take at least a week’s break from sports activities to avoid myocarditis in the aftermath. Even after that, the training activity should be increased slowly until after a few days can be trained again at the usual level.