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Natural history of left ventricular function in neonatal coxsackie myocarditis

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Three neonates are described who had severe congestive cardiac failure following Coxsackie-B virus infection. Overall left ventricular function was depressed and accompanied by regional differences in wall motion. Recovery has been gradual, and after 40 or more months of follow-up, all three infants still have evidence of myocardial damage. This provides further evidence linking myocarditis with dilated cardiomyopathy.

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  1. Department of Clinical Cardiology, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

    A. Rozkovec & K. A. Hallidic-Smith

  2. Department of Virology, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK

    G. Cambridge & M. King

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Rozkovec, A., Cambridge, G., King, M. et al. Natural history of left ventricular function in neonatal coxsackie myocarditis. Pediatr Cardiol 6, 151–156 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02336555

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