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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Multimodality Imaging Evaluation of Coronary IgG4-Related Disease: A "Tumor-Like" Cardiac Lesion.

Ludovica R M Lanzafame, Maria Ludovica Carerj, Giovanna Rizzo, Fabio Minutoli, Giuseppe M Bucolo, Natasha Irrera, Giuseppe Muscogiuri, Sandro Sironi, Alfredo Blandino, Tommaso D'Angelo

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ludovica R M LanzafameDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, BIOMORF Department, University Hospital Messina, 98124 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5898-870X
Maria Ludovica CarerjDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, BIOMORF Department, University Hospital Messina, 98124 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8181-154X
Giovanna RizzoDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, BIOMORF Department, University Hospital Messina, 98124 Messina, Italy.
Fabio MinutoliNuclear Medicine Unit, BIOMORF Department, University of Messina, 98124 Messina, Italy.
Giuseppe M BucoloDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, BIOMORF Department, University Hospital Messina, 98124 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2076-5532
Natasha IrreraPharmacology Unit, DIMED Department, University Hospital Messina, 98124 Messina, Italy.
Giuseppe MuscogiuriDepartment of Radiology, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, San Luca Hospital, 20149 Milan, Italy.
Sandro SironiDepartment of Radiology, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, 24127 Bergamo, Italy.
Alfredo BlandinoDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, BIOMORF Department, University Hospital Messina, 98124 Messina, Italy.
Tommaso D'AngeloDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, BIOMORF Department, University Hospital Messina, 98124 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0004-6378
University of Messina · ITIRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano · ITOspedale Papa Giovanni XXIII · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic immune-mediated fibro-inflammatory disorder. Coronary IgG4-RD has been scarcely reported and may present as "tumor-like" lesions. These pseudo-masses may be underdiagnosed mainly due to a vague clinical picture that can vary from complete lack of symptoms to acute coronary syndrome or sudden cardiac death. Early recognition of coronary IgG4-RD is essential to monitor disease activity and prevent life-threatening complications. We report a comprehensive non-invasive imaging evaluation of a patient affected by coronary IgG4-RD, which was diagnosed as an incidental finding during routine pre-laparoscopic cholecystectomy checkup. Non-invasive imaging revealed the presence of a peri-coronary soft-tissue mass that was stable at 12 months follow-up.

Indexed as

autoimmune diseasecardiac-gated imaging techniquescoronary artery diseaseIgG4-associatedIgG4-related diseasesystemic vasculitis

Identifiers

PMID36428873
PMCPMC9689228
OpenAlexW4309313942

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