| parvovirus b19 myocarditis causes significant morbidity and mortality in children. | although parvovirus b19 (pvb19) currently is the most common cause of viral myocarditis, limited pediatric data exist. whereas other viruses infect cardiomyocytes, pvb19 targets coronary endothelium, leading to myocardial ischemia and dysfunction. a retrospective review investigated patients with polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-verified pvb19 myocarditis at texas children's hospital and arkansas children's hospital (january 2005 to august 2008). the primary end points of the study were transplan ... | 2013 | 22872019 |