Giant cell myocarditis masquerading as orbital myositis with a rapid, fulminant course necessitating mechanical support and heart transplantation. [PDF]
Giant cell myocarditis (GCM), a rapidly progressive inflammation of the myocardium, is associated with fulminant heart failure, refractory ventricular arrhythmias, and conduction system abnormalities.
Aksoy, Olcay +5 more
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Myocarditis: Pathologist's perspective
Myocarditis is a challenging diagnosis for both clinician and pathologist due to the extreme diversity of clinical presentation and low sensitivity of detection of myocarditis in the endomyocardial samples. The exact incidence of myocarditis is still not
Sudheer Arava +4 more
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A proposed role for sepsis in the pathogenesis of myocardial calcification [PDF]
Myocardial calcification is a rare and life-threatening condition that is a recognised complication of ischaemic heart disease, cardiac surgery, rheumatic fever and myocarditis.
AROMATARIO, MARIAROSARIA +7 more
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The role of gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (GMPS) in myocarditis: A case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Acute myocarditis is one of the most challenging diagnoses and treatments in cardiology. The acute viral myocarditis diagnosis is usually based on high suspicion, history taking, and physical examination.
Amini, A. +8 more
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Myocarditis comprises many clinical presentations ranging from asymptomatic to sudden cardiac death. The history, physical examination, cardiac biomarkers, inflammatory markers, and electrocardiogram are usually helpful in the initial assessment of ...
Bibhuti B. Das +3 more
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Managing toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: consensus recommendations from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Toxicity Management Working Group. [PDF]
Cancer immunotherapy has transformed the treatment of cancer. However, increasing use of immune-based therapies, including the widely used class of agents known as immune checkpoint inhibitors, has exposed a discrete group of immune-related adverse ...
Abdallah, K. +80 more
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Differentiation between mild and severe myocarditis using multiparametric cardiac magnetic resonance
The pathophysiology of myocarditis is associated with mild inflammation and may progress silently, or in severe cases such as fulminant myocarditis, may lead to sudden hemodynamic compromise.
Hideo Arai, RT +4 more
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Uneventful COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination in a Cohort of Patients with Prior Myocarditis
Myocarditis has in rare cases been associated with COVID-19 infection and has emerged as a possible rare side effect of vaccination with anti-COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccines.
Anna Baritussio +10 more
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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE HEART IN DIAGNOSTICS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF MYOCARDITIS
Aim. To study the radiation semiotics of various clinical and morphological types of myocarditis with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Material and methods.
E. S. Ignatieva +3 more
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Background: Myocarditis secondary to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination has been reported in the literature. Objective: This study aimed to characterize the reported cases of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination based on age, gender, doses,
Vikash Jaiswal +13 more
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