High Prevalence of Viral Genomes and Multiple Viral Infections in the Myocardium of Adults With “Idiopathic” Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Abstract

Viral genomes were frequently detected in EMBs of patients with systolic left ventricular dysfunction. Our data suggest that myocardial persistence of various viruses, often presenting as multiple infections, may play a role in the pathogenesis of DCM far more frequently than suspected so far.