CCL20	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 20
CCR5	chemokine receptor 5
CCR6	chemokine receptor 6
CPT1	carnitine palmitoyltransferase I
DCM	dilated cardiomyopathy
DCMi	inflammatory DCM
EMB	endomyocardial biopsy
EOM	eosinophilic myocarditis
EvG	elastic van Gieson stain
GCs	giant cells
IGCM	idiopathic giant cell myocarditis
IVSD	intraventricular septum diameter
LVEDD	left ventricular end-diastolic diameter
LVEF	left ventricular ejection fraction
LVPW	left ventricular posterior wall
NYHA	New York Heart Association Classification
RT-qPCR	reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction
TAPSE	tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion
TLR8	toll-like receptor 8