Treatment Options in Myocarditis

摘要

Although viral myocarditis has been mostly attributed to enterovirus and adenovirus infection until recently, the association with parvovirus B19 in Europe and hepatitis C virus in Asia has lately been noted. Clinical trials of antiviral agents, such as interferons, are in progress. Whereas immunosuppression with corticosteroids or cyclosporine is ineffective, immunosuppressors that do not promote viral replication, such as FTY720, are promising new approaches. The inhibition of nuclear factor-κB and angiotensin II effectively suppresses inflammation in experimental viral myocarditis.