Long-term treatment of morphologically verified myocarditis : successes and probable errors. Case report

Diagnosis and treatment of myocarditis can be challenging, including determining indications for heart transplantation. We present a 6-year medical history of a 54 years old patient with severe morphologically verified viral-negative lymphocytic myocarditis and systemic manifestations (onset of hemorrhagic vasculitis) combined with moderate coronary atherosclerosis, which regressed according to repeated coronary angiography. For 5 years, the patient received immunosuppressive therapy with methylprednisolone and azathioprine with a significant improvement. Repeated relapses of atrial fibrillation required correction of basic therapy and plasmapheresis. The disease was complicated by thyrotoxicosis and multi-organ dysfunction; the autopsy showed persistent myocarditis activity. The myocarditis is a chronic condition and requires a review of the treatment strategy at each stage.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:95

Enthalten in:

Terapevticheskii arkhiv - 95(2023), 4 vom: 31. Mai, Seite 327-334

Sprache:

Russisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Blagova, O V [VerfasserIn]
Alieva, I N [VerfasserIn]
Kulikova, V A [VerfasserIn]
Nedostup, A V [VerfasserIn]
Kogan, E A [VerfasserIn]
Sedov, V P [VerfasserIn]
Parfenov, D A [VerfasserIn]
Volovchenko, A N [VerfasserIn]
Sarkisova, N D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-cardiac antibodies
Azathioprine
Case Reports
Chronic virus-negative lymphocytic myocarditis
Endomyocardial biopsy
English Abstract
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunosuppressive therapy
Journal Article
MRK240IY2L
Plasmapheresis
Review

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Date Completed 03.01.2024

Date Revised 03.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.26442/00403660.2023.04.202156

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366496212