State-of-the-Art PaperUpdate on Myocarditis
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Key Words
heart failure
inflammatory cardiomyopathy
myocarditis
Abbreviations and Acronyms
AV
atrioventricular
CAR
coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor
CMR
cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging
DCM
dilated cardiomyopathy
EMB
endomyocardial biopsy
HF
heart failure
HLA
human leukocyte antigen
ICD
implantable cardiac defibrillator
IFN
interferon
IL
interleukin
LGE
late gadolinium enhancement
LV
left ventricular
NSAID
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
PVB19
parvovirus B19
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This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (KFO 196 to Dr. Böhm and SFB-TR 19 to Drs. Kandolf and Klingel) and by the Ministry of Science and Economy of the State of the Saarland (Drs. Böhm and Kindermann). The authors have reported they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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