Why the study?
Does immunohistochemical analysis of cardiac biopsies from patients with dilated cardiomyopathy show evidence of a chronic inflammatory process compared to patients with other cardiac diseases?
Does immunohistochemical analysis of cardiac biopsies from patients with dilated cardiomyopathy show evidence of a chronic inflammatory process compared to patients with other cardiac diseases?
Immunohistochemical analysis reveals that a significant percentage of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy have an active chronic autoimmune process within the myocardium.
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Suggests chronic myocardial inflammation in DCM; leaves open whether immunomodulation improves outcomes.
Kühl et al. (1996) studied this question.
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