Clinical studyDetection of viruses in myocardial tissues by polymerase chain reaction: evidence of adenovirus as a common cause of myocarditis in children and adults☆
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Abbreviations
CHF
congestive heart failure
CMV
cytomegalovirus
DCM
dilated cardiomyopathy
EBV
Epstein-Barr virus
EFE
endocardial fibroelastosis
EMB
endomyocardial biopsy
HSV
herpes simplex virus
LV
left ventricle/ventricular
OHT
orthotopic heart transplantation
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
RNA
ribonucleic acid
RSV
respiratory syncytial virus
RV
right ventricle/ventricular
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This work was supported by the Texas Children’s Hospital Foundation Chair in Pediatric Cardiovascular Research; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health; the American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate; the Abercrombie Cardiology Fund of Texas Children’s Hospital; and the Abby Glaser Children’s Heart Fund (Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas).
Copyright © 2003 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.