Coxsackie viral myocarditis: a clinical and echocardiographic study.

dc.contributor	Joy, J
dc.contributor	Rao, Y Y
dc.contributor	Raveendranath, M
dc.contributor	Shanmugam, J
dc.contributor	Balakrishnan, K G
dc.date.accessioned	2012-12-04T11:43:45Z
dc.date.available	2012-12-04T11:43:45Z
dc.date.issued	1990
dc.description.abstract	Thirty two patients with acute onset of cardiac symptoms following an episode suggestive of viral infection, were studied. 11 patients had Coxsackie viral myocarditis. All had 4 fold rise of neutralising Coxsackie viral antibody titres on paired sera tested. Coxsackie B virus types 2 and 4 were commonly detected. Among the eleven patients, 8 presented with congestive heart failure, 2 with ventricular arrhythmias and one with chest pain and S3 gallop. All had ECG changes. Echocardiographic examination showed global left ventricular dysfunction in 7, regional wall motion abnormalities in 2 and normal left ventricular function in one. Serial echocardiographic examination showed progressive myocardial dysfunction in 3 and improvement in myocardial function in two patients. Two patients died during the follow up period. Echocardiography helped in assessing the course of patients with viral myocarditis.
dc.identifier.citation	Indian heart journal. 42; 6; 441-4	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.sctimst.ac.in/handle/123456789/309
dc.publisher	Indian heart journal
dc.subject	Microbiology
dc.title	Coxsackie viral myocarditis: a clinical and echocardiographic study.