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[Dilated myocarditis and cardiomyopathies. The dysimmune hypothesis]
1Service de médecine interne et maladies cardio-vasculaires, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny.
Archives Des Maladies Du Coeur Et Des Vaisseaux
|March 1, 1990
Summary
A causal link between myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy is suspected, likely involving immune system responses. Genetic factors, specifically the major histocompatibility complex, may affect how lymphocytic myocarditis progresses.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Immunology
- Genetics