Key result
Coxsackie B3 virus infection in 263 school children led to abnormal cardiac findings in 19% at 1 to 10 months, though none developed cardiomyopathy.
Population
11 patients with presumptive or proven diagnosis of virus myocarditis, 263 school children with coxsackie B3…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1.5 to 13 years (patients); 1 to 10 months (children)
Authors
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Abnormal cardiac findings after Coxsackie B3 warrant monitoring in children; leaves open long-term cardiomyopathy risk in prospective cohorts.
Observational (n=274)
Viral myocarditis can lead to long-term clinical features resembling congestive cardiomyopathy in a subset of patients, and golden hamsters serve as a suitable animal model for studying this progression.
Kitaura et al. (1979) conducted an observational in Virus myocarditis and cardiomyopathy (n=274). Coxsackie B3 virus infection / Virus myocarditis was evaluated on Abnormal cardiac findings or development of cardiomyopathy. Coxsackie B3 virus infection in 263 school children led to abnormal cardiac findings in 19% at 1 to 10 months, though none developed cardiomyopathy.
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