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SUBMITTER: Fairweather D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4136454 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fairweather DeLisa D Cooper Leslie T LT Blauwet Lori A LA
Current problems in cardiology 20130101 1
Heart failure due to nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) contributes significantly to the global burden of cardiovascular disease. Myocarditis is, in turn, a major cause of acute DCM in both men and women. However, recent clinical and experimental evidence suggests that the pathogenesis and prognosis of DCM differ between the sexes. This seminar provides a contemporary perspective on the immune mediators of myocarditis, including interdependent elements of the innate and adaptive immune res ...[more]