Myocarditis—a frequent cause of dilated cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac death—
typically results from cardiotropic viral infection followed by active inflammatory destruction …

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is typically defined by left ventricular dilation and systolic
dysfunction in the absence of a clear precipitant. Idiopathic disease is common; up to 50% of …

The Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology and the Society for Cardiovascular
Pathology have produced this position paper concerning the current role of endomyocardial …

Although sudden cardiac death is one of the most important mode of death in Western
Countries, pathologists and public health physicians have not given this problem the …

Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium, which may occur in isolation or
as part of systemic infectious/immune/autoimmune conditions, characterized by vast …

Patients with chronic heart failure (HF) are characterized by systemic inflammation, as
evident by raised circulating levels of several inflammatory cytokines with increasing levels …

Aims Serological analyses of viral infection in suspected myocarditis are still widely used,
although convincing evidence for their value is lacking. We determined prospectively the …

Background: Clozapine is an antipsychotic medication associated with a lower suicide rate
compared with other antipsychotic agents. Clozapine is used specifically in patients for …

Aims Outcome predictors in myocarditis are not well defined; we aimed at identifying
predictors of death, heart transplantation (HTx) and relapse before the introduction of …

Abstract Purpose of Review In heart failure, whether it is associated with reduced or
preserved ejection fraction, the immune system is activated and contributes to heart …