The association of myocardial strain with cardiac magnetic resonance and clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocarditis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The role of myocardial strain in risk prediction for acute myocarditis (AMC) patients, measured by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), deserves further investigation. Our objective was to evaluate the association between myocardial strain measured by CMR and clinical events in AMC patients.

Material and methods

This was a prospective single-center study of patients with AMC. We included 100 patients with AMC with CMR confirmation. The primary outcome was the composite of all-cause mortality, heart failure and AMC recurrence in 24 months. A subgroup analysis was performed on a sample of 36 patients who underwent a second CMR between 6 and 18 months. The association between strain measures and clinical events or an increase in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVE

SUBMITTER: Soeiro AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10425551 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature