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Acute hepatitis C virus infection can cause dilated cardiomyopathy, suggesting that patients presenting with this condition should be evaluated for the virus to improve prognosis.
Patients presenting with dilated cardiomyopathy should be evaluated for hepatitis C virus infection, as early treatment during the acute phase may improve prognosis.
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Hypothesis-generating association in a single case; does not support HCV screening in dilated cardiomyopathy without prospective validation.
We describe a case of acute hepatitis C virus infection presenting with dilated cardiomyopathy. Because recent evidence suggests that treatment during the acute phase of the illness may have significantly better prognosis, patients who present with dilated cardiomyopathy should be evaluated for hepatitis C virus infection.
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Nguyen et al. (2002) studied this question. Acute hepatitis C virus infection can cause dilated cardiomyopathy, suggesting that patients presenting with this condition should be evaluated for the virus to improve prognosis.
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