Clinical and histological presentations of experimental autoimmune myocarditis in rats using different immunization schemes
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Background Myocarditis is an inflammatory cardiac disease with a wide range of symptoms and various etiologies. The diagnostic workup and the treatment of myocarditis remain highly controversial. Therefore, there is a high demand for reliable animal models. Experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM) represents a model of human myocarditis and heart failure. In this study we investigated the histological, functional and clinical presentations of EAM induced by different immunization schemes.
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