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ArticleHeart views : the official journal of the Gulf Heart Association

Role of Smoking in the Evolution of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Laboratory Findings of Acute Myocarditis.

Efstathios Detorakis, Rowland Illing, Ismini Lasithiotaki, Emmanouil Foukarakis, Maria Raissaki

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Article in Heart views : the official journal of the Gulf Heart Association. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Characterization and long-term outcomes of patients with myocarditis: a retrospective observational study.Postepy w kardiologii interwencyjnej = Advances in interventional cardiology · 2021
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Efstathios DetorakisDepartment of Radiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unit, Affidea Diagnostic Center, Greece.
Rowland IllingProf. Rowland Illing, Interventional Oncology Service, University College Hospital, London, UK.
Ismini LasithiotakiDepartment of Thoracic Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Emmanouil FoukarakisDepartment of Cardiology, Venizeleio General Hospital, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Maria RaissakiDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
University Hospital of Heraklion · GRThe General Hospital of Heraklion "Venizeleio-Pananio" · GRUniversity College London · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose is to investigate cardiac magnetic resonance and laboratory findings in patients with clinically suspected acute myocarditis and re-assess the evolution of findings in relation to clinical parameters and smoking habits.

methodsWe prospectively analyzed 68 consecutive patients (4 females, 64 males, median age 25 years) at baseline and 51 patients 12 months later with regard to age, symptoms, and signs, smoking history, cardiac troponin I, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, c-reactive protein blood levels, electrocardiography changes, and cardiac magnetic resonance findings. Statistical analysis included group comparisons and linear regression between clinical parameters and the obtained data.

resultsA statistically significant correlation was recorded between smoking and late gadolinium enhancement extent, both at baseline and follow-up study. Late gadolinium enhancement extent was positively associated with cardiac troponin I serum levels and c-reactive protein and negatively with left ventricular ejection fraction at baseline study. Myocardial segments 4 and 5 were most frequently involved. Late gadolinium enhancement persisted in 96% of patients with no significant extent change at 12-month follow-up, while improved.

conclusionsA strong correlation was recorded between smoking patients with acute myocarditis and extent both at baseline and follow-up cardiac magnetic resonance. Myocardial segments 4 and 5 involvement was most prevalent. Late gadolinium enhancement persisted at follow-up, its incidence was higher than that reported in other studies and did not have an impact on the patient's clinical status or cardiac function. However, longer-term follow-up is highly recommended in these patients.

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Acute myocarditiscardiac magnetic resonancecigarette smokingfollow-uplate gadolinium enhancementtroponin I

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