Acute viral myocarditis and acute pericarditis are typically self-limiting conditions that run a
benign course and that may not even involve symptoms that lead to medical assessment …

Background Risk markers for later autism identified in the first year of life present plausible
intervention targets during early development. We aimed to assess the effect of a parent …

Many theories of autoimmune disease have been proposed since the discovery that the
immune system can attack the body. These theories include the hidden or cryptic antigen …

Myocarditis represents a challenging diagnosis, mainly because there is no pathognomonic
clinical presentation, and the disease may masquerade as a variety of non-inflammatory …

Based on the definition in the European Society of Cardiology statement, myocarditis is an
inflammatory disease of the myocardium diagnosed by established histological …

Adenoviruses are frequent causes of pediatric myocarditis. Little is known about the
pathogenesis of adenovirus myocarditis, and the species specificity of human adenoviruses …

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in industrialized nations worldwide.
Of all deaths resulting from cardiovascular diseases, 2% are caused by inflammatory heart …

Background Early life viral infection is associated with neurogenic inflammation that is
present in lymphoid tissues of the upper airway in children with obstructive sleep apnea …

Dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common form of cardiomyopathy in the paediatric
population and an important cause of heart transplantation in children. The clinical profile …

Background Clinical and experimental conflicting data have questioned the relationship
between infectious agents, inflammation and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Objectives The …