New Concepts in Viral Heart Disease

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Pathophysiology of Dilated Cardiomyopathies
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   Chapter 2 Virological, lmmunological and Clinical Features of Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy
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   Chapter 3 Epidemiology and Pathogenicity of Coxsackieviruses
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   Chapter 4 Natural History of Acute Viral or Idiopathic Myocarditis: A Clinical and Endomyocardial Biopsy Follow-up
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   Chapter 5 Myocarditis in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy — Correlation with Clinical, Hemodynamic, and Biochemical Findings
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   Chapter 6 Coxsackievirus Cardiomyopathy in Animal Models, Including the Augmenting Effect of Exercise During the Acute Phase
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   Chapter 7 Replication, Molecular Biology, and Pathogenesis of Coxsackieviruses
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   Chapter 8 A Murine Model for Coxsackievirus B3-Induced Acute Myocardial Necrosis for Study of Cellular Receptors as Determinants of Viral Tropism
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    Chapter 9 Induction of Soluble Mediators During Coxsackievirus B3 Replication In Vitro and In Vivo
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    Chapter 10 Persistence of Echovirus Type 6 in Cultured Cells
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    Chapter 11 Detection and Typing of Enteroviruses by Nucleic Acid Probes and Monoclonal Antibodies
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    Chapter 12 Generation of Enterovirus Group-Specific Antisera Using Bacterially Synthesized Coxsackievirus B3 Proteins
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    Chapter 13 Myocarditis: A Postinfectious Autoimmune Disease
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    Chapter 14 Viral Myocarditis: Immunogenetic and Autoimmune Aspects
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    Chapter 15 Is Coxsackievirus B3-Induced Myocarditis in A/J Mice Mediated by an Autoimmune Response to Cardiac Myosin?
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    Chapter 16 Virus-Induced Autoimmunity: Cross-Reactivity of Antiviral Antibodies with Self-Components
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    Chapter 17 Immunopathogenic Mechanisms in Experimental Myocarditis: Evidence for Autoimmunity to the Virus Receptor and Antigenic Mimicry between the Virus and Cardiocyte
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    Chapter 18 Coxsackie B3 Myocarditis: Genetic Aspects of Different Immunopathogenic Mechanisms in BALB/c and DBA/2 Mice. Antigenic Specificity of Heart-Reactive Antibodies in DBA/2 Mice
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    Chapter 19 Interactions of Group B Coxsackieviruses with Immunocytes
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    Chapter 20 Early Cellular Infiltrates in Coxsackievirus B3 Murine Myocarditis
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    Chapter 21 Beta-Adrenoceptor Autoantibodies in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
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    Chapter 22 Antibodies Against the Adenosine Di-/Triphosphate Carrier Cross-react with the Ca Channel — Functional and Biochemical Data
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    Chapter 23 Antibodies and Autoantibodies Against ADP/ATP Carrier Enhance Calcium Current in Isolated Ventricular Myocytes
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    Chapter 24 Antibodies Against Adenosine Di-/Triphosphate Carrier Alter Myocardial Function by Disturbing Cellular Energy Metabolism
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    Chapter 25 Importance of Humoral and Cellular Immunological Parameters for the Pathogenesis of Viral Myocarditis
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    Chapter 26 Characterization of T-Lymphocytes Cultured from Human Endomyocardial Biopsies
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    Chapter 27 The Role of Biopsy in the Diagnosis and Follow-up of Myocarditis: A Critical Review
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    Chapter 28 Impaired Myocardial Ultrastructure and Cytoskeleton in Cardiomyopathic Human Myocardium
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    Chapter 29 Immunofluorescence Microscopy in the Diagnosis and Follow-up of Patients Suspected of Having Inflammatory Heart Disease
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    Chapter 30 Induction of Major Histocompatibility Antigens on Myocardial Cells in Patients with Active Myocarditis and Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy
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    Chapter 31 Evaluation of Immunohistological Data for the Diagnosis of Myocarditis
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    Chapter 32 Enteroviral Heart Disease: Diagnosis by In Situ Hybridization
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    Chapter 33 Persistence of Enterovirus RNA in Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Progression from Myocarditis
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    Chapter 34 Diagnosis of Acute Myocarditis with Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antimyosin Antibody: Immunoscintigraphic Evaluation
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    Chapter 35 Animal Models for Therapeutic Trials of Viral Myocarditis: Effect of Ribavirin and Alpha Interferon on Coxsackievirus B3 and Encephalomyocarditis Virus Myocarditis
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    Chapter 36 Antiviral Activity of Human Fibroblast Interferon in Coxsackievirus B3-Infected Cultured Human Heart Cells
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    Chapter 37 Immunosuppressive Therapy in Myocarditis: Acute Viral Versus Chronic Idiopathic Myocarditis
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    Chapter 38 Immunosuppressive Treatment in Myocarditis
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    Chapter 39 The Role of Cardiac Transplantation in Patients with Active Myocarditis
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    Chapter 40 Clinical and Experimental Aspects of Treatment for Viral Myocarditis
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    Chapter 41 Alterations of Receptors and of Agonist Effectiveness in Myocardial Failure
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    Chapter 42 Positive Inotropic Drugs in the Treatment of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure: A Critical Update
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    Chapter 43 Effect of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on Myocardial Perfusion
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    Chapter 44 Experimental Evidence for Cardioprotection Afforded by Ramipril, an Inhibitor of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
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    Chapter 45 Energetic Consequences of Pharmacological Therapy in Patients with Myocardial Failure
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    Chapter 46 Effect of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on Energy Metabolism in Chronic Heart Failure - Enzymatic Studies of Myocardial Biopsies