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CLINICAL RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY
Volume 95, Issue 11, Pages 569-583Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-006-0427-2
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endomyocardial biopsy; myocarditis; dilated cardiomyopathy; inflammatory cardiomyopathy; viral infection
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The role of endomyocardial biopsies in patients with clinically suspected acute myocarditis, myocarditis in the past, and dilated cardiomyopathy is discussed controversially. In fact, it is still under discussion whether information obtained from endomyocardial biopsies is relevant for further clinical decisions. Therefore this Critical Perspective will deal with the question, which patient should undergo endomyocardial biopsy investigations for an etiopathogenic differentiation of the disease and for the possible choice of immunomodulatory treatment strategies.
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