Viral Cardiomyopathy

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Viral cardiomyopathy occurs when viral infections cause myocarditis with a resulting thickening of the myocardium and dilation of the ventricles. These viruses include Coxsackie B and adenovirus, echoviruses, influenza H1N1, Epstein-Barr virus, rubella (German measles virus), varicella (chickenpox virus), mumps, measles, parvoviruses, yellow fever, dengue fever, polio, rabies and the viruses that cause hepatitis A and C as well as COVID-19 where it has been seen to cause this in persons otherwise thought to be "low risk" of the virus's effects.

See also

  • Coxsackievirus-induced cardiomyopathy
  • Myocarditis