1999
Idiopathic chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome: a comparison of two case-definitions.
Arpino C, Carrieri M, Valesini G, Pizzigallo E, Rovere P, Tirelli U, Conti F, Dialmi P, Barberio A, Rusconi N, Bosco O, Lazzarin A, Saracco A, Moro M, Vlahov D. Idiopathic chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome: a comparison of two case-definitions. Annali Dell Istituto Superiore Di Sanità 1999, 35: 435-41. PMID: 10721210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic fatigue syndromeDefinition of CFSFatigue syndromeIdiopathic chronic fatigueNumber of patientsSymptoms of individualsAcute onsetSore throatSymptomatic onsetIdiopathic fatigueChronic fatigueInfectious processEligibility criteriaPatientsSyndromeSymptomsOnsetSignsLymphadenopathyPharyngitisFatigueCasesCriteriaIndividuals
1994
Mycarditis and cardiotropic viral infection associated with severe left ventricular dysfunction in late-stage infection with human immunodeficiency virus
Herskowitz A, Wu T, Willoughby S, Vlahov D, Ansari A, Beschorner W, Baughman K. Mycarditis and cardiotropic viral infection associated with severe left ventricular dysfunction in late-stage infection with human immunodeficiency virus. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1994, 24: 1025-1032. PMID: 7930193, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(94)90865-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular dysfunctionCongestive heart failureEndomyocardial biopsy samplesVentricular dysfunctionHeart failureNew York Heart Association functional class IIIBiopsy samplesGlobal left ventricular hypokinesiaSevere left ventricular dysfunctionUnexplained left ventricular dysfunctionHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Global left ventricular dysfunctionImmunodeficiency virus type 1Cardiotropic viral infectionCardiotropic virus infectionLeft ventricular hypokinesiaOpportunistic infectious agentFunctional class IIIHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV-1 gene sequencesNumber of patientsTwo-dimensional echocardiographyMajor histocompatibility class IVirus type 1Antisense riboprobes