PMID: 7025808Jan 1, 1981Paper

Viral lesions of the heart as a cause of sudden death

Arkhiv patologii
I A Prokhorova

Abstract

The increasing frequency of sudden cardiac death of young subjects, adolescents and children which cannot be associated with ischemic heart disease makes one turn in virological and serological investigations. The later sometimes permit a conclusion of the etiological role of Coxsackie and some other viruses in the development of severe acute or chronic myocarditis.

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