Is hepatitis C virus a cause of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy? A systematic review of literature

• Published in: The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 199 - 202
• Main Authors: Dos Reis, Francisco José Farias Borges, de Sousa, Tiago Almeida, Oliveira, Manoela S, Dantas, Ney, Silveira, Martha, Braghiroly, Maria Ignês Freitas Melro, Paraná, Raymundo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases 01.06.2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - virology; Hepatitis C - complications; hepatitis C virus; Humans; Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; systematic review; hepatitis C virus; systematic review; Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Recent studies have suggested that some patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC) are also afflicted with insidious forms of viral myocarditis. Participation of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in this process has been postulated. The objective of this study was to evaluate a possible association...