Open AccessTargeted treatment in viral‐associated inflammatory cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Amin Ahmad,
Taghavi Sepideh,
Chenaghlou Maryam,
Zare Elahe,
Kamali Monireh,
Naderi Nasim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4518
Subject(s) - medicine , myocarditis , heart failure , cardiomyopathy , refractory (planetary science) , serology , endomyocardial biopsy , viral myocarditis , cardiology , biopsy , immunology , antibody , physics , astrobiology
Detection of viruses like HHV‐6 in endomyocardial biopsy or serum serology of patients with myocarditis or heart failure features unresponsive to conventional heart failure therapies could be a potential targeted treatment especially in refractory cases.