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ArticleESC heart failure2017

Giant cell myocarditis masquerading as orbital myositis with a rapid, fulminant course necessitating mechanical support and heart transplantation.

Vinisha Garg, Weiyi Tan, Reza Ardehali, Janki Shah, Tracy Huynh, Olcay Aksoy

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Article in ESC heart failure, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Giant cell myositis and myocarditis revisited.Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vinisha GargDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Weiyi TanDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Reza ArdehaliDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Janki ShahDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Tracy HuynhDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Olcay AksoyDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
UCLA Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Giant cell myocarditis (GCM), a rapidly progressive inflammation of the myocardium, is associated with fulminant heart failure, refractory ventricular arrhythmias, and conduction system abnormalities. Few case reports have noted orbital myositis as the initial clinical presentation. Our case demonstrates a unique presentation of GCM with only ocular symptoms, which unlike prior studies, rapidly progressed to heart failure, tachyarrhythmias, and conduction disease. Our case necessitated quick recognition and treatment with mechanical support making this the first known case of GCM with successful placement of biventricular assist devices and ultimately with heart transplantation.

Indexed as

Endomyocardial biopsyGiant cell myocarditisHeartWare ventricular assist deviceImpella deviceOrbital myositis

Identifiers

PMID28772042
PMCPMC5542720
OpenAlexW2593279221

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