Sex differences during acute myocarditis against coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3)-induced myocarditis (10 dpi) and chronic myocarditis/dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) against CVB3-induced myocarditis (90 dpi)

Men are at an increased risk of dying from heart failure caused by inflammatory heart diseases such as atherosclerosis, myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). We previously showed that immune responses in the heart are phenotypically distinct in male compared to female mice 10 days after infection resulting in severe DCM in males.

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Coronado MJ, Brandt JE, Kim E, Bucek A, Bedja D, Abston ED, Shin J, Gabrielson KL, Mitzner W, Fairweather D