他不幸去世前，曾和一种心脏病——心肌炎抗争。 据推测该病是由病毒感染引起的，曾在他生命的最后几年造成他的体重明显波动。
His death came after a battle with a heart condition, cardiomyopathy, reportedly caused by a viral infection, which had caused noticeableweight fluctuation in his final years.
根据霍普金斯的看法，这样子的无病毒的细胞可以最终被用来检验新的心脏疾病的药，或用来帮助因心脏病而心肌细胞坏死的病人进行干细胞移植。
Such virus-free cells could eventually be used to test new cardiac drugs, or for stem cell-derived implants to help patients whose cardiomyocytes die in a heart attack, according to Hopkins.
在病毒引发心脏病的课题上还需要做更多的研究，但Crumpacker医生说，这一发现使新的治疗方法成为可能。
More research is needed looking at the role of viruses in causing heart disease, but Crumpacker said the findings suggest new treatment possibilities.
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