心肌炎
扩张型心肌病
医学
炎症
病毒性心肌炎
心肌病
发病机制
内科学
心力衰竭
心脏病学
病理生理学
疾病
病理
活检
纤维化
心脏病
摘要
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a heterogeneous group of myocardial diseases clinically defined by the presence of left ventricular dilatation and contractile dysfunction. Among various causes of DCM, a progression from viral myocarditis to DCM has long been hypothesized. Supporting this possibility, studies by endomyocardial biopsy, the only method to obtain a definite diagnosis of myocarditis at present, have provided evidence of inflammation in the myocardium in DCM patients. A number of experimental studies have elucidated a cell‐mediated autoimmune mechanism triggered by viral infection in the progression of myocarditis to DCM. In addition, the important role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of heart failure has been recognized, and many terms including myocarditis, inflammatory cardiomyopathy, and inflammatory DCM have been used for myocardial diseases associated with inflammation. This review discusses the pathophysiology of inflammation in the myocardium, and refers to diagnosis and treatment based on these concepts.
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