title: [Human cytomegalovirus and congestive cardiomyopathy (author's transl)].
abstract: Congestive cardiomyopathy in 3 cases, in which occurrence of human Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection was demonstrated, is described. In all cases significant rise in total CMV antibodies and in early antigen-antibodies was found: CMV was also isolated from urine and saliva in one, a 13 years old boy, and only from urine in the others two patients, 20 and 26 old men. Immunoglobulin M was raised only in the first case, in which CMV infection was likely in act: instead in the others two CMV infection was late primary or recurrent. The possibility of CMV infection as etiological agent of dilatative cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure in this 3 cases is, in our opinion, strongly suggestive.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Citomegalovirus umano e cardiomiopatia congestizia.