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Myocarditis Cardiomyopathy

Selected Problems of Pathogenesis and Clinic

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Editors:
  1. Hansjörg Just

    1. Abteilung Innere Medizin III Kardiologie, Med. Universitätsklinik, Freiburg i. Br., Federal Republic of Germany

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  2. Hans Peter Schuster

    1. II. Med. Klinik u. Poliklinik, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Federal Republik of Germany

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Part of the book series: International Boehringer Mannheim Symposia (BOEHRINGER)

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Myocarditis — Cardiomyopathy Historic Survey and Definition

    • P. Schölmerich
    Pages 1-5

  3. Myocarditis as a Possible Cause of Cardiomyopathy

    • J. F. Goodwin
    Pages 7-11

  4. The Natural History of Dilated Cardiomyopathy and the Problem of Myocarditis

    • H. Kuhn
    Pages 13-23

  5. Myocarditis and Cardiomyopathy: The Panoramic Nature of Their Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Consequences, with Special Consideration of the Involvement of the Conduction System

    • T. N. James
    Pages 25-62

  6. Immunologic Findings in Myocardial Diseases, with Particular Reference to Myocarditis

    • H.-D. Bolte, B. Ludwig, S. Fischer
    Pages 63-70

  7. Diagnostic and Pathogenic Relevance of Antimyocardial Antibodies and Circulating Immune Complexes in Perimyocarditis and Congestive Cardiomyopathy

    • B. Maisch, K. Kochsiek
    Pages 71-79

  8. Right Ventricular Dysplasia: A Report of 24 Adult Cases

    • F. I. Marcus, G. H. Fontaine, G. Guiraudon, R. Frank, J. L. Laurenceau, C. Malergue et al.
    Pages 81-93

  9. Eosinophilic Heart Disease

    • E. G. J. Olsen
    Pages 95-100

  10. Echocardiographic Findings in Patients with Hypereosinophilia

    • K. Thierfelder, H. Just, K. Bross, G. W. Löhr, Ch. Wittekind, C. P. Adler
    Pages 101-107

  11. Biochemical Findings in Serum of Patients with Congestive Cardiomyopathy: Is Serum Selenium Concentration a Possible Marker?

    • W. Prellwitz, O. Oster, W. Kasper, T. Meinertz
    Pages 109-116

  12. The Clinical Significance of Myocardial Biopsy

    • B. Kunkel, M. Schneider, K. Hübner, M. Kaltenbach
    Pages 117-133

  13. Myocardial Hypertrophy — Development and Regression

    • W. Hort, H. Frenzel, W. Höltermann, H.-G. Schnürch, A. Novi
    Pages 135-142

  14. Morphometric and Cytophotometric Investigations of Myocardial Diseases

    • C. P. Adler
    Pages 143-174

  15. Left Ventricular Muscle Mass and Chamber Volume in Dilative Cardiomyopathy — an Angiocardiographic Study

    • H. Just, K. Rowold, T. Bonzel, H. Wollschläger
    Pages 175-181

  16. Left Ventricular Mass and Wall Stress in the Evaluation of Myocardial Performance: Functional, Metabolic, and Therapeutic Consequences in Chronic Heart Disease

    • B. E. Strauer, B. Hahn, A. Kment, W. Motz
    Pages 183-195

  17. Congestive Cardiomyopathy: Pathophysiological Aspects

    • H. C. Mehmel, W. Mäurer, J. Manthey, D. Opherk, F. Schwarz, A. Schömig et al.
    Pages 197-204

  18. Computertomographic Findings in Congestive Cardiomyopathy

    • M. Thelen, O. Hatz, K. J. Klose, T. Meinertz, W. Kaspar
    Pages 205-211

  19. Echocardiographic Studies in Cardiomyopathies

    • W. Kasper, T. Hoffmann, H. Bechtold, N. Treese, T. Pop, T. Meinertz
    Pages 213-223

  20. Central Hemodynamics at Rest and During Exercise in Dilative Cardiomyopathy

    • H. Löllgen, T. Bonzel, Y. Samstag, H. Wollschläger, H. Just
    Pages 225-232
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About this book

Primary myocardial disease, nowadays referred to as congestive or, more re­ cently, dilating cardiomyopathy, comprises disorders of varied etiology. Most oftenly the pathogenetic mechanism or causative agent remains unknown. The significance of inflammatory processes, i.e. myocarditis in a wider sense as the etiologic factor has been debated for many years. In a few instances, especially in children and newborns viral infections can be incriminated. In adults this etiology can be ascertained only in rare instances. And it has remained entirely uncertain if, or under which circumstances, and how often virus myocarditis can lead to a chronic disorder of the heart, namely dilated cardiomyopathy. Although it would seem conceivable that an immunological response to an infectious agent might induce parenchymal damage with subsequent loss of cellular function and structural integrity of permanent nature, i.e. dilatation, functional deterioration and dysrhythmias, numerous attempts to establish such a pathogenetic mechanism have not yet furnished convinicing results. Therefore the reader will direct his attention specifically to the respective contribution in this volume. Morphologic studies have yielded a host of new and intriguing findings in cardiomyopathy, but have likewise failed to settle the basic question as to which etiology can be held responsible in a given case, especially if an inflam­ matory process can be incriminated. Specific processes such as sarcoidosis of the heart undoubtedly furnish examples of chronic inflammation as a cause of dilating cardiomyopathy. This disorder, however, as a specific inflammato­ ry myocardial affection, i.e. myocarditis, is encountered only infrequently.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Abteilung Innere Medizin III Kardiologie, Med. Universitätsklinik, Freiburg i. Br., Federal Republic of Germany

    Hansjörg Just

  • II. Med. Klinik u. Poliklinik, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Federal Republik of Germany

    Hans Peter Schuster

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Myocarditis Cardiomyopathy

  • Book Subtitle: Selected Problems of Pathogenesis and Clinic

  • Editors: Hansjörg Just, Hans Peter Schuster

  • Series Title: International Boehringer Mannheim Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68608-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-11617-2Published: 01 August 1983

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-68608-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0173-0282

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 318

  • Number of Illustrations: 83 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cardiology, Pharmacology/Toxicology

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