Predictors of Outcome in Patients With Suspected Myocarditis

The objective of this study was to identify the prognostic indicators in patients with suspected myocarditis who underwent endomyocardial biopsy.Between 1994 and 2007, 181 consecutive patients (age, 42+/-15 years) with clinically suspected viral myocarditis were enrolled and followed up for a mean of 59+/-42 months. Endomyocardial biopsies were studied for inflammation with histological (Dallas) and immunohistological criteria. Virus genome was...