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Autoimmune Myocarditis and Pericarditis

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Encyclopedia of Medical Immunology

Synonyms

CAR, coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor; CD, cluster of differentiation; cMRI, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid; ECG, electrocardiography; EKG, echocardiography; EMB, endomyocardial biopsy; GCM, giant cell myocarditis; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; IFN, interferon; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IgM, immunoglobulin M; IL, interleukin; LV, left ventricle; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; RNA, ribonucleic acid; RV, right ventricle; Th1/Th2, T helper cell 1/2; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha; TnI, cardiac troponin I

Definition

Myocarditis: Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the heart muscle (myocardium) that can result from a variety of causes.

Pericarditis: Pericarditis is an inflammation of the two layers of the thin, saclike membrane that surrounds the heart and major blood vessels. This membrane is called the pericardium, so the term pericarditis means inflammation of the pericardium.

Myocarditis

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, pfm medical titanium gmbhHöfener Strasse 45, 90431, Nürnberg, Germany

    Elke C. Calamia

  2. Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Ziya Kaya

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  1. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

    Ian R. Mackay

  2. Center for Autoimmune Disease Research, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Noel R. Rose

  3. The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA

    Betty Diamond

  4. The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA

    Anne Davidson

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Calamia, E.C., Kaya, Z. (2014). Autoimmune Myocarditis and Pericarditis. In: Mackay, I.R., Rose, N.R., Diamond, B., Davidson, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Medical Immunology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-84828-0_188

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