1. Cardiac MRI in infarct-like myocarditis: transmural extension of late gadolinium enhancement is associated with worse outcomes
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Alexander Isaak, Johannes Wirtz, Dmitrij Kravchenko, Narine Mesropyan, Leon M. Bischoff, Simon Bienert, Leonie Weinhold, Claus C. Pieper, Ulrike Attenberger, Can Öztürk, Sebastian Zimmer, Daniel Kuetting, and Julian A. Luetkens
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Heart ,Myocarditis ,Magnetic resonance imaging ,Outcome assessment ,Major adverse cardiac events ,Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine ,R895-920 - Abstract
Abstract Objectives To assess the prognostic value of cardiac MRI (CMR) parameters for the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients with infarct-like myocarditis. Methods In this retrospective single-center study, patients with CMR-confirmed acute myocarditis with infarct-like presentation were identified (2007–2020). Functional and structural parameters were analyzed including late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). The primary endpoint was the occurrence of MACE up to 5 years after discharge. Results In total, 130 patients (mean age, 40 ± 19 years; 97 men, 75%) with infarct-like myocarditis were included. CMR was conducted a median of 3 days (interquartile range [IQR], 1–5) after symptom onset. MACE occurred in 18/130 patients (14%) during a median follow-up of 19.3 months (IQR, 4.5–53). The median extent of LGE was 7% (IQR, 4–10). LGE affected the subepicardium in 111/130 patients (85%), the midwall in 45/130 patients (35%), and both the subepicardium and midwall in 27/130 patients (21%). Transmural extension of non-ischemic LGE lesions was observed in 15/130 patients (12%) and septal LGE in 42/130 patients (32%). In univariable Cox regression analysis, a significant association was found between the occurrence of MACE and both, quantified LGE extent and transmural LGE pattern. In multivariable analysis, transmural extension of LGE was an independent predictor for MACE (hazard ratio, 6.34; 95% confidence interval: 2.29–17.49; p
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- 2024
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