Population
18 Holstein-Friesian cattle (9 with dilated cardiomyopathy and 9 unaffected matched controls)
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Characterizes T-cell–mediated bovine cardiomyopathy; leaves open relevance to human dilated cardiomyopathy.
Dilated cardiomyopathy in Holstein-Friesian cattle is characterized by right-sided heart failure, cardiac dilation, fibrosis, and T-cell mediated myocardial inflammation.
Nart et al. (2004) studied this question.
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