Viral Persistence in the Myocardium Is Associated With Progressive Cardiac Dysfunction
Author(s) -
Uwe Kühl,
Matthias Pauschinger,
Bettina Seeberg,
Dirk Laßner,
Michel Noutsias,
Wolfgang Poller,
HeinzPeter Schultheiß
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.548156
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , myocarditis , dilated cardiomyopathy , cardiology , cardiomyopathy , viral myocarditis , biopsy , viral load , heart failure , parvovirus , gastroenterology , virus , virology
Cardiotropic viral infections have been suspected as one possible cause of myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy. Although adverse outcomes in dilated cardiomyopathy patients have been documented, the natural course of heart diseases caused by cardiotropic viruses is unknown.
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