Autoimmune myocarditis is not associated with left ventricular systolic dysfunction

Background Experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM) is a common animal model for the investigation of the pathophysiology of myocarditis. Because of diverging findings from previous studies, we performed serial echocardiographic examinations throughout the course of the disease and investigated the dimensions of the murine heart and left ventricular (LV) systolic function. Materials and Methods Experimental autoimmune myocarditis was induced in...