Long-term follow-up of biopsy-proven viral myocarditis: Predictors of mortality and incomplete recovery

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1604-1615

  Grn, Stefan ^a   Schumm, Julia ^a   Greulich, Simon ^a   Wagner, Anja ^b   Schneider, Steffen ^c   Bruder, Oliver ^c   Kispert, Eva Maria ^a   Hill, Stephan ^a   Ong, Peter ^a   Klingel, Karin ^d   Kandolf, Reinhardt ^d   Sechtem, Udo ^a   Mahrholdt, Heiko ^a  

^a ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b Comprehensive Cardiology of Stamford and Greenwich ^*  (United States)

^c Institut für Herzinfarktforschung Ruhr   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

cardiovascular magnetic resonance; mortality; myocarditis; prognosis

Indexed keywords

GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXSACKIE VIRUS A; COXSACKIE VIRUS B; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN PARVOVIRUS B19; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SUDDEN DEATH; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR INFECTIONS; CAUSE OF DEATH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84860305159     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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