titers. 18 However, Keeling et al19 subsequently reported similar levels of serotype-specific
Coxsackievirus B IgM antibodies in household contacts and myocarditis cases. Molecular …

Inflammation and fibrosis play an important role in the development and progression of
cardiovascular diseases. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is caused by rupture of inflamed …

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis, using endomyocardial biopsies, that unexplained cases
of apparent acute myocardial infarction were caused by myocarditis. MATERIAL Between …

Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium associated with cardiac
dysfunction. The natural history of myocarditis is frequently characterised by the evolution in …

Background—Immunoadsorption (IA) and subsequent immunoglobulin (Ig) G substitution
represent an additional therapeutic approach in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). It remains to …

Myocarditis, ie inflammation of the myocardium, is one of the leading causes of sudden
cardiac death (SCD) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in young adults, and is an important …

Explanted hearts were examined to determine whether specific histopathologic features are
present in the myocardium of patients with end‐stage idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy …

Background Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most common cardiomyopathy and
causes left ventricular enlargement and contractile dysfunction, with a poor prognosis. The …

Aims Clinical parameters are weak predictors of outcome in patients with idiopathic dilated
cardiomyopathy (IDC). We assessed the prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance …

Despite the widespread use of cardiac troponins as biomarkers for the diagnosis and
quantitation of cardiac injury, the effect of troponin release and a possible autoimmune …