Myocarditis: From Bench to Bedside Book

	Preface
	Contributors
1	Introduction and Historical Perspective on Experimental Myocarditis	1
2	The Primary Viruses of Myocarditis	23
3	Cellular Autoimmunity in Myocarditis	55
4	Humoral Immune Response in Viral Myocarditis	77
5	Cytokines in Experimental Myocarditis	109
6	Nitric Oxide Signaling in Myocarditis	135
7	Life and Death Signaling Pathways in CVB3-Induced Myocarditis
8	Animal Models of Autoimmune Myocarditis	197
9	Progression of Myocarditis to Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Role of the Adrenergic System and Myocardial Catecholamines	215
10	Pathogenesis of Enteroviral Cardiomyopathy: Interaction of Viral Proteins With Infected Myocytes	231
11	Introduction to Clinical Myocarditis	257
12	Use of Cardiac Biomarkers for Detection of Myocarditis	283
13	Molecular Biologic Detection of Virus Infection in Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy	295
14	Pathology of Human Myocarditis	325
15	Endomyocardial Biopsy in Myocarditis	371
16	Treatment of Lymphocytic Myocarditis	391
17	Idiopathic Giant Cell Myocarditis	405
18	Cardiac Sarcoidosis	421
19	The Eosinophil in Cardiac Disease	437
20	Chagas Heart Disease	455
21	Cardiac Involvement in Acute Rheumatic Fever	503
22	Myocarditis Associated With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome	545
23	Childhood Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy	559
24	Peripartum Cardiomyopathy	589
	Index	609