2021-12-14Zeitschriftenartikel
Transcriptional Active Parvovirus B19 Infection Predicts Adverse Long-Term Outcome in Patients with Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Escher, Felicitas; Aleshcheva, Ganna; Pietsch, Heiko; Baumeier, Christian; Gross, Ulrich M.; Schrage, Benedikt Norbert; Westermann, Dirk; Bock, Claus-Thomas; Schultheiss, Heinz-Peter
Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is the predominant cardiotropic virus currently found in endomyocardial biopsies (EMBs). However, direct evidence showing a causal relationship between B19V and progression of inflammatory cardiomyopathy ...