Detection of enteroviral sequence in endomyocardial tissues from patients with cardiac diseases in Northern Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém, Brasil¹  Gomes, Maria de Lourdes C.¹  Ferreira, Sheila Maria A. Gomes¹  Kopecka, Helena¹  Maneschy, Luiz Alberto R.¹  Linhares, Alexandre C.¹  Ferreira Jr, Alberto Gomes¹ 

关键词: Cardiac diseases;    Enterovirus;    RT-PCR;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86821998000500010

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

In the present report we describe the results from a pilot study aimed at detecting enterovirus sequence in cardiac tissues, obtained through endomyocardial biopsies, from patients suffering from cardiac diseases in the Amazon region. Six samples that were collected from three patients were analysed by RT-PCR showing 3 positive and 3 negative results. These preliminary findings suggest the participation of enteroviruses in the etiology of cardiac diseases, mainly myocarditis, and warrant further and broader local studies on this subject.

【 授权许可】

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