| Literature DB >> 28572050 |
Cloé Comarmond1, Patrice Cacoub2.
Abstract
Myocarditis is a major cause of heart disease in young patients and a common precursor of heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy. Some auto-immune and/or auto-inflammatory diseases may be accompanied by myocarditis, such as sarcoidosis, Behçet's disease, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, myositis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. However, data concerning myocarditis in such auto-immune and/or auto-inflammatory diseases are sparse. New therapeutic strategies should better target the modulation of the immune system, depending on the phase of the disease and the type of underlying auto-immune and/or auto-inflammatory disease.Entities:
Keywords: Autoimmune diseases; Myocarditis
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28572050 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2017.05.021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Autoimmun Rev ISSN: 1568-9972 Impact factor: 9.754