Multiparametric cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric and adolescent patients with acute myocarditis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The diagnostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) employing the 2018 Lake Louise criteria in pediatric and adolescent patients with acute myocarditis is undefined.

Objective

To evaluate the diagnostic value of the Lake Louise criteria in pediatric and adolescent patients with suspected acute myocarditis and to show the utility of cardiac MRI for follow-up in this patient cohort.

Materials and methods

Forty-three patients (age range: 8-21 years) with suspected acute myocarditis and 13 control patients who underwent cardiac MRI were retrospectively analyzed. T2-weighted and late gadolinium enhancement imaging were performed in all patients. T1 and T2 mapping were available in 26/43 patients (60%). The Lake Louise criteria were assessed. In 27/4

SUBMITTER: Isaak A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8599260 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature