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Review
. 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, A Manzoli, G Sinagra, A Di Lenarda, F Silvestri, G Di Sciascio
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Review

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

A D'Ambrosio et al. Heart. 2001 May.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
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).
Figure 2
Figure 2
CD4RO positive T lymphocytic cellular infiltrates in a diffuse pattern (× 40).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Clinical presentation and evolution of acute viral myocarditis (dotted lines indicate potential evolution). DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy.
Figure 4
Figure 4
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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