Research progress of the pathogenesis of viral myocarditis

The pathogenesis of viral myocarditis is still not completely clear all over the world now.However, the damage to the body caused by the viral myocarditis has been highlighted and its pathogenesis has become a research hot spot.With the development of immunology and molecular biology, the pathogenesis of viral myocarditis has made great breakthrough.Many scholars advocate that the course of viral myocarditis should be divided into three phases: viral replication, immune response and inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy.This review summarizes the progress of the pathogenesis of viral myocarditis from the above three phases through reviewing previous articles, aiming to provide new evidence and references for clinical diagnosis and therapy of viral myocarditis. Key words: Viral myocarditis; Pathogenesis