Why the study?
Is persistent enterovirus infection present in the heart tissue of patients with end-stage idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy?
Is persistent enterovirus infection present in the heart tissue of patients with end-stage idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy?
The study found no evidence of persistent enterovirus infection in the explanted hearts of patients with end-stage idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, challenging the hypothesis that enteroviruses play a persistent role in the etiology of the disease.
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No enterovirus detected in explanted hearts; challenges viral persistence hypothesis in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and leaves etiology open.
Leeuw et al. (1998) studied this question.
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