Infections of the heart with common viruses

(Bentham Science Publishers) Virus infections of the heart are a significant cause of sudden unexpected death due to cardiovascular reasons in young men and also produce chronic cardiomyopathy which frequently requires heart transplantation. The review in the journal Current Pharmaceutical Design provides current updates on our understanding of how virus infection and the body's immune response to that infection result in heart injury.
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