## Abstract Genotype‐specific effects of parvovirus B19 (B19V) infections on left ventricular function in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) have not been investigated so far. In this prospective clinical study, the prevalences of B19V genotypes in endomyocardial biopsies from patients pres
Frequent detection of parvovirus B19 genome in the myocardium of adult patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
✍ Scribed by Ulrich Lotze; Renate Egerer; Christiane Tresselt; Brigitte Glück; Gudrun Dannberg; Axel Stelzner; HansR. Figulla
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 382 KB
- Volume
- 193
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8584
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