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This research investigates the impact of specific microbial infections on heart tissue, particularly the myocardium and pericardium.

September 1, 1967Archives of Internal Medicine

Specific Microbial Infections of the Myocardium and Pericardium

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Patients with systemic and cardiac infections, specifically microbial infections of the myocardium and…

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TWTheodore E. WoodwardUniversity of Mary

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Should not alter current infection management; leaves open contemporary myocarditis incidence and implications.

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This research investigates the impact of specific microbial infections on heart tissue, particularly the myocardium and pericardium.
Analysis of historical cases of myocardial infections due to various microbes.
Review of literature regarding the incidence of myocarditis and associated complications.
Examination of clinical patterns and outcomes of infections leading to heart inflammation.
Myocardial inflammation observed in 4% of patients post-infection, increasing to 10% with thorough histological examination.
Infections like coxsackie virus and influenza lead to rapid onset myocarditis often resulting in death.
Bacterial infections and their toxins can cause direct tissue damage or provoke severe inflammatory reactions.

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Patients with systemic and cardiac infections, specifically microbial infections of the myocardium and pericardium

Microbial infections can cause a range of myocardial and pericardial diseases, from self-limiting inflammation to rapidly fatal myocarditis or chronic fibrosis.

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Theodore E. Woodward (1967) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71f0e326a7f98052de0da7 https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1967.00300030012004

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Myocarditis Pericardial disease

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