Key result
PCR-based protocols can provide reliable molecular evidence for viral infection in the myocardium, facilitating epidemiology, risk stratification, and treatment of viral cardiomyopathies.
Why the study?
Can PCR-based protocols provide reliable molecular evidence for viral infection in patients with myocarditis or cardiomyopathies?
Population
Patients with myocarditis or cardiomyopathies
Design
Review
Authors
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May aid risk stratification in viral cardiomyopathies; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Can PCR-based protocols provide reliable molecular evidence for viral infection in patients with myocarditis or cardiomyopathies?
PCR-based protocols offer a reliable method for diagnosing viral myocarditis, which may improve patient risk stratification and targeted therapies.
Halapas et al. (2008) conducted a review in Viral myocarditis and cardiomyopathies. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based protocols was evaluated. PCR-based protocols can provide reliable molecular evidence for viral infection in the myocardium, facilitating epidemiology, risk stratification, and treatment of viral cardiomyopathies.
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