| Literature DB >> 17440647 |
Boris Bigalke1, Karin Klingel, Andreas E May, Reinhard Kandolf, Meinrad Gawaz Gawaz.
Abstract
A 67-year-old woman who presented with acute chest pain is reported. Three days before admission, she suffered from a flu-like infection. Coronary angiography showed no coronary stenosis. Ventriculography showed moderately reduced left ventricular function characterized by the so-called 'apical ballooning'. Endomyocardial biopsies and polymerase chain reaction analysis of the plasma revealed an acute infection with human herpesvirus 6 subtype A. Histological and immunohistochemical analyses revealed myocarditis with areas of interstitial macrophages and fibrosis. The present case report links, for the first time, myocarditis with a human herpesvirus 6 subtype A infection and the appearance of apical ballooning.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17440647 PMCID: PMC2649192 DOI: 10.1016/s0828-282x(07)70775-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Can J Cardiol ISSN: 0828-282X Impact factor: 5.223