Recent recognition that an autoimmune myocarditis may precede, and result in, dilated
cardiomyopathy has focused attention on immune mechanisms of myocardial injury. In this …

Aim We aimed to investigate the histological and clinical presentations of experimental
autoimmune myocarditis (EAM) induced by different immunization schemes. Methods Male …

Aims Endomyocardial biopsy is essential for definite diagnosis of idiopathic myocarditis.
However, since endomyocardial biopsy is guided by fluoroscopy, whether or not the …

Myocarditis is an acute inflammatory disease of the heart and a precursor of dilated
cardiomyopathy. 1–8 Myocarditis is often characterized by a cellular infiltrate, and if …

Increasing evidence suggests male sex as a potential risk factor for a higher incidence of
cardiac fibrosis, stronger cardiac inflammation, and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in human …

Heart failure has become an increasingly prevalent disorder with considerable morbidity
and mortality. While many causal mechanisms such as inherited cardiomyopathies …

Myocarditis is defined pathologically as an inflammation of the heart muscle. There are 2
major challenges in the field of myocarditis. One is that patients with severe forms of …

Myocarditis encompasses a wide range of myocardial inflammatory diseases, including
acute myocarditis, chronic myocarditis and inflammatory cardiomyopathies, and myocardial …

BACKGROUND: There are few systemic pathologic studies on myocarditis. This study aimed
to clarify the pathologic characteristics of murine myocarditis. METHODS: We recorded serial …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to identify where ultrasmall superparamagnetic
particles of iron oxide (USPIO) locate to in myocardium, develop a methodology that …