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. 2001 May;85(5):499–504. doi: 10.1136/heart.85.5.499

The fate of acute myocarditis between spontaneous improvement and evolution to dilated cardiomyopathy: a review

A D'Ambrosio 1, G Patti 1, A Manzoli 1, G Sinagra 1, L Di 1, F Silvestri 1, S Di 1
PMCID: PMC1729727  PMID: 11302994

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Histological section of active lymphocytic myocarditis according to the Dallas criteria. A dense infiltrate of lymphocytes in close contact with damaged and necrotic myocytes is evident (haematoxylin and eosin × 100).

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CD4RO positive T lymphocytic cellular infiltrates in a diffuse pattern (× 40).

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Clinical presentation and evolution of acute viral myocarditis (dotted lines indicate potential evolution). DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy.

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Four year transplant-free survival curves in patients with arrhythmic or acute myocardial infarction-like presentation (group 1) v patients with heart failure presentation (group 2). Mean (SD) follow up, 48 (46) months. Modified from Sinagra et al. G Ital Cardiol 1997;27:758-74.

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