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 |