Population
13 human heart tissue samples (6 with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy [IDC] and 7 without IDC)
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Supports immune-mediated IDC pathogenesis; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
The significant increase and altered activation status of infiltrating T cells in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy suggests an immune-mediated component in its pathogenesis.
Holzinger et al. (1995) studied this question.
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