PMID: 18717218Aug 23, 2008Paper

Viral myocarditis--new advances

Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia : Orgão Oficial Da Sociedade Portuguesa De Cardiologia = Portuguese Journal of Cardiology : an Official Journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology
Rui ProvidênciaA M Leitão-Marques

Abstract

The role of viruses in cardiovascular disease has been increasingly recognized in recent years. They are now thought to be the main agent in acute myocarditis and inflammatory cardiomyopathy in the western world. We describe new perspectives on the part viral agents play in heart disease, from molecular mechanisms to recently available diagnostic and therapeutic options. We present a case of post-viral dilated cardiomyopathy in a 29-year-old woman in order to illustrate the severe damage that a viral infection can cause and the different therapeutic options that may be available in the near future.

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