[CITATION][C] Molecular mechanisms in the pathogenesis of enteroviral heart disease: acute and persistent infections
R Kandolf, K Klingel, R Zell, A Canu… - Clinical immunology and …, 1993 - Elsevier
Enteroviruses of the Picornaviridae, such as costsackieviruses (CV) of group B (CVB), are
generally considered to be the most common cause of viral myocarditis (1, 9, 16, 20-22, 29).
Other members of the human enterovirus group comprising at present about'70 serotypes
(eg, various coxsackie A viruses and echoviruses) have also been associated with human vi-
ral heart disease. Enterovirus-induced myocarditis may be acute, subacute, or chronic. The
patient may undergo a full recovery, a chronic progressive disease, or a fulminant disease …
generally considered to be the most common cause of viral myocarditis (1, 9, 16, 20-22, 29).
Other members of the human enterovirus group comprising at present about'70 serotypes
(eg, various coxsackie A viruses and echoviruses) have also been associated with human vi-
ral heart disease. Enterovirus-induced myocarditis may be acute, subacute, or chronic. The
patient may undergo a full recovery, a chronic progressive disease, or a fulminant disease …
