A case of neonatal fulminant myocarditis with dystrophic calcification : Usefulness of two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography

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Dystrophic calcification is a rare but fatal complication associated with severe myocarditis. Detecting calcified lesions and evaluating ventricular function are essential for the management of myocarditis. We report a case of neonatal acute myocarditis with dystrophic calcification successfully assessed by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography. The calcification spontaneously resolved, and the recovery of myocardial function was evaluated by speckle-tracking echocardiography. Speckle-tracking echocardiography could be a useful method to evaluate regional ventricular dysfunction corresponding to dystrophic calcification as well as that caused by myocarditis and the follow-up because of its repeatability.

Learning objective: 1) Dystrophic calcification can occur as a rare complication associated with severe myocarditis. 2) Dystrophic calcification can spontaneously resolve with the recovery of myocardial function. 3) Speckle-tracking echocardiography is a useful tool for the evaluation of the extent of and myocardial function in dystrophic calcification and the follow-up.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Journal of cardiology cases - 29(2024), 3 vom: 29. März, Seite 108-111

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Furui, Sadahiro [VerfasserIn]
Sato, Tomoyuki [VerfasserIn]
Seki, Mitsuru [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute myocarditis
Case Reports
Dystrophic calcification
Speckle tracking echocardiography

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Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jccase.2023.11.009

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369713362