Recurrent coxsackie B viral myocarditis leading to progressive impairment of left ventricular function over 8 years

Int J Cardiol. 2011 Sep 1;151(2):e65-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.05.030. Epub 2010 Jun 17.

Authors

Apostolos Karavidas, George Lazaros, Michel Noutsias, Vasilliki Matzaraki, Peter G Danias, Vlassios Pyrgakis, Vassilios Voudris, Stamatis Adamopoulos

PMID: 21889035
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.05.030

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Antibodies, Viral / analysis*
Coxsackievirus Infections / complications*
Coxsackievirus Infections / diagnosis
Coxsackievirus Infections / virology
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Progression
Electrocardiography
Enterovirus B, Human / immunology*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Ventricles / pathology
Heart Ventricles / virology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
Myocarditis / complications*
Myocarditis / diagnosis
Myocarditis / virology
Myocardium / pathology
Time Factors
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnosis
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology*
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*

Substances

Antibodies, Viral