Detection of viral genomes from endomyocardial biopsy samples in dilated cardiomyopathy in hungary

Abstract

Background: It is well known that viral myocardites may play a significant role as aetiological factors in the development of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The precise virological diagnosis is very important as it can have therapeutic consequences. The viral incidence reported by the various authors differs in the different geographical regions; we therefore set out to survey the incidence of viruses in a Hungarian DCM population.