EDNRB and myocarditis: HE staining was used to detect myocardial inflammatory infiltration and the myocarditis score, Masson’s trichrome staining was used to assess myocardial fibrosis, echocardiography was used to evaluate cardiac function, ELISA was used to detect serum NT-proBNP and ET-1 concentrations, and immunohistochemistry and western blotting were used to detect ETAR and ETBR expression in myocardial tissue of EAM-induced heart failure.