Viruses and myocarditis.

Viruses and myocarditis.

Pancreatitis and myocarditis coexistence due to infection by Coxsackie B1 and B4 viruses

Myocarditis can be a rare late manifestation of acute pancreatitis caused by Coxsackie virus infection. Clinicians should be aware of potentially life-threatening myocarditis because immediate recognition and management are the cornerstones in achieving a better outcome.

MYOCARDITIS AND CARDIOMYOPATHY Chagas myocarditis and syncope

A 37-year-old gentleman was transferred to the University of Virginia Health System for cardiac evaluation after presenting to an outside hospital following a syncopal event. The patient immigrated from Honduras 6 years ago. Witnesses at the patient’s workplace report that he dropped suddenly to the floor and was unconscious for approximately 30 seconds without tonic-clonic seizure activity. Th...

Akt inhibitor deguelin aggravates inflammation and fibrosis in myocarditis

Objective(s): Myocarditis is characterized by inflammatory cell infiltration in myocardial stroma. Attenuation of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interleukin (IL)-1β is a reliable mark for improving the prognosis. Protein kinase B (Akt) plays an important role in the development and progression of myocarditis. The specific role of the natural inhibitor of Akt, Deguel...

Myocarditis: an expected health hazard associated with water resources contaminated with Coxsackie viruses type B.

Enteroviruses, especially Coxsackie B viruses (CBVs), are responsible for approximately 50% of cases of viral myocarditis. In the present study, serum samples (160) were collected from acute myocarditis patients at different age groups and 104 samples of the same age groups as a control. Cholesterol, LDH, CPK, and GOT were measured for all serum samples (264). Also, to study the source of virus...