The incidence and profile of cardiotropic viral antigens in the myocardium in patients with decompensated chronic heart failure with systolic dysfunction of ischemic origin

This article presents the results of examination and treatment of 12 patients with decompensated chronic heart failure (CHF). The heart cellular composition and profile of viruses in the myocardial tissue were studied in patients hospitalized to the Cardiology Research Institute in Tomsk during the period from 2015 to 2016. Study showed the frequencies of inflammation and the presence of viruses in the myocardium in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and decompensated CHF.