During recent years, increasing evidence has been obtianed that cellular as well as humoral
autoimmunity is involved in the pathogenesis of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The immune …

A growing body of evidence supports the view that some forms of human myocarditis and
dilated cardiomyopathy result from a pathogenic autoimmune response. The evidence is …

Autoimmunity may evolve in predisposed individuals following an exogenous trigger.
Autoimmunity is affected by genetic, immune, hormonal, and environmental factors. Immune …

The International Symposium on Immunologically Mediated Heart Disease highlighted a
number of controversial issues about the etiology and pathogenesis of myocarditis and …

Myocarditis is the inflammation of the muscle tissues of the heart (myocardium). After a
pathologic cardiac-specific inflammatory process, it may progress to chronic damage and …

Clinical and experimental studies have recently highlighted the importance of immune-
mediated mechanisms in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. The manifestations …

Inflammatory cardiomyopathy defined as myocarditis associated with cardiac dysfunction,
represents a main cause of heart failure. Despite the improvement of diagnostic techniques …

In the present study, autoimmune processes involved in the pathogenesis of dilated
cardiomyopathy (DCM) are discussed. Genetic predisposition, persistent viral infection, and …

In 1995, the World Health Organization/International Society and Federation of Cardiology
Task Force on cardiomyopathies classified cardiomyopathies, whenever possible, by …

Dilated cardiomyopathy is a form of heart disease characterized by ventricular dilatation and
reduced systolic function. In most patients, dilated cardiomyopathy is a sporadic disease …