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Dilated cardiomyopathy: learning to live with yourself

Two new studies outline the causes of dilated cardiomyopathy, an autoimmune reaction that slowly destroys the heart (pages 1477–1483 and 1484–1490).

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Figure 1: Molecular and cellular interactions in autoimmune-related cardiomyopathy.

Kimberly Homer

Figure 2: Natural history of viral myocarditis leading to dilated cardiomyopathy.

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MacLellan, W., Lusis, A. Dilated cardiomyopathy: learning to live with yourself. Nat Med 9, 1455–1456 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1203-1455

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