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

Determining the etiology of cardiac dysfunction in pa-tients with heart failure influences
management and prognosis. 1 Myocarditis, diagnosed by the current histopathological …

OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that histopathology predicts survival without cardiac
transplantation in patients with biopsy-proven myocarditis. BACKGROUND: The role of …

Noninvasive Imaging in Myocarditis Hadi N. Skouri, G. William Dec, Matthias G. Friedrich,
Leslie T. Cooper Increased recognition of the role of inflammation in acute and chronic …

Background—Despite considerable mortality, population-based prognostic factors for
childhood dilated cardiomyopathy are lacking. Methods and Results—A population-based …

Objectives: To highlight clinical features and outcome of acute fulminant myocarditis (AFM)
in children. Methods: Diagnostic criteria were (1) the presence of severe and acute heart …

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is found in 1.5%–2.0% of Australians. Considered rare in people
aged less than 45 years, its prevalence increases to over 10% in people aged≥ 65 years …

Heart failure (HF) is a syndrome characterized by high mortality, frequent hospitalization,
reduced quality of life, and a complex therapeutic regimen. Knowledge about HF is …

Background—Acute viral myocarditis is an important cause of cardiac failure in young adults
for which there is no effective treatment apart from general heart failure therapy. The present …

BACKGROUND: Patients who develop fulminant myocarditis often die of sudden cardiac
arrest, arrhythmia, or severe heart failure soon after onset if they do not receive …