[Adult myocarditis in a general hospital: observations on 605 autopsies]. / La miocardite dell'adulto in un ospedale generale: osservazioni su 605 autopsie.
Pathologica
; 87(6): 646-9, 1995 Dec.
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in It
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8927424
ABSTRACT
We studied 605 necropsies carried out in a general hospital (San Giovanni battista in Turin), during the years 1985-86 (405 cases) and 1993-94 (200 cases). A standardized sample of myocardium was systematically taken and submitted to histological examination. Thirty-one cases of myocarditis were found (5.1%). Th disease was more frequently observed in the age group from 30 to 49 years and in people dying of malignancies females showed higher frequency than males (7.4% vs. 4%), with differences nearly significant from a statistical point of view. None of these cases was recognized by the physicians. The prevalence rate of myocarditis in the present series is higher than in retrospective reviews, where microscopic examination of myocardium was not systematically performed. The discrepancies between clinical results and pathological findings confirm that myocarditis is often unsuspected by the physicians.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Myocarditis
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
It
Journal:
Pathologica
Year:
1995
Document type:
Article