Evaluation of corticosteroid treatment effectiveness in patients with myocarditis
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Keywords

miocardit
costicosteroids
immune status
cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

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Cherniuk, S. (2020). Evaluation of corticosteroid treatment effectiveness in patients with myocarditis. Experimental and Clinical Medicine, 77(4), 83-88. Retrieved from https://ecm.knmu.edu.ua/article/view/419

Abstract

We examined 32 patients with clinically suspected acute diffuse myocarditis and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. The examinations were performed on the first month from the debut of the disease before the appointment of corticosteroid (CS) therapy and after 6 months of follow-up. All patients underwent for the study of immune status, echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. As a result, it was found that after a 6-month course of treatment with CS, left ventricular ejection fraction and longitudinal left ventricular global systolic strain increased by 21.7 and 23.6% respectively, also we detected lower activity of the humoral immune response: 25.1% lower titer of antibodies to the myocardium, lower concentration of class M and G immunoglobulines, as well as a lower frequency of active inflammatory changes in the myocardium on cardiac magnetic-resonance than before the appointment of treatment. The obtained data suggest the effectiveness of CS therapy in patients with acute diffuse myocarditis and concomitant pericardial involvement by decreasing the activity of immunopathological reactions and improving the structural and functional state of the heart.
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