Prevalence and prognostic relevance of myocardial inflammation and cardiotropic viruses in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a heterogeneous disease with a spectrum of etiological factors. However, subsets of the disease are not well-characterized with respect to these factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of myocardial inflammation and cardiotropic viruses in DCM patients and their impact on clinical outcome. METHODS:Fifty-seven patients with DCM underwent endomyocardial biopsy between 2010 and 2013. Biopsies were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the presence of cardiotropic viruses, and inflammatory cell infiltration was assessed by immunohistochemistry. During a 5-year follow-up, 27 (47%) patients reached the primary composite outcome measure: heart transplantation, left ventricle assist device implantation or cardiovascular-related death. RESULTS:rvovirus B19 and human herpesvirus type-6. Four specific sub-groups were distinguished by PCR and immunohistochemistry: virus-positive (chronic) myocarditis, autoreactive inflammatory DCM, viral DCM, non-inflammatory DCM. The presence of a viral genome in myocardium or diagnosis of inflammatory DCM did not predict the outcome of composite outcome measures (p > 0.05). However, univariate Cox regression and survival function estimation revealed an association between inflammation by a high number of T-cells and poor prognosis. CONCLUSIONS:This study has shown that two markers - cardiotropic viruses and myocardial inflammation - are prevalent among DCM patients. They are also helpful in identifying sub-groups of DCM. An increased number of T-lymphocytes in the myocardium is a predictor of poor mid-term and long-term prognosis.

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Cardiol J

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Cardiology journal

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Kažukauskienė I,Baltrūnienė V,Jakubauskas A,Žurauskas E,Maneikienė VV,Daunoravičius D,Čelutkienė J,Ručinskas K,Grabauskienė V

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10.5603/CJ.a2020.0088

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Has Abstract

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2020-06-22 00:00:00

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1897-5593

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VM/OJS/J/66392

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