Viral Myocarditis

Adenovirus May Play a Role in Heart Inflammation

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, November 24th, 1997

Adenoviruses, viruses that cause common upper respiratory infections, may also cause life-threatening heart muscle inflammation in adults, according to a study led by Johns Hopkins University researchers.

The finding contradicts previous evidence that the enterovirus Coxsackie B was the major cause of the inflammation, known as viral myocarditis. Enteroviruses enter the body through the gastrointestinal tract.

At the American Heart Association's 70th annual Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida, held November 9-12, 1997, investigators at Hopkins, in Baltimore, Maryland, and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, reported on tests of...

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