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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Case reports2025

From gastroenteritis to myocarditis: a case series of Campylobacter-mediated cardiac involvement.

Ricardo Craveiro Costa, Maria Ribeiro Estevens, Marta Correia, Cláudia Cristóvão, Duarte Saraiva Martins, Hugo Castro Faria

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Article in European heart journal. Case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Sequential infections ofAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026
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Ricardo Craveiro CostaPediatrics Department, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Avenida Dr. Afonso Romão 3000-602 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9951-8859
Maria Ribeiro EstevensDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Rua da Junqueira 126, 1349-019 Lisboa, Portugal.
Marta CorreiaIntermediate Care Unit, Child and Adolescent Center, Hospital CUF Descobertas, R. Mário Botas S/N, 1998-018 Lisboa, Portugal.
Cláudia CristóvãoChild and Adolescent Center, Hospital CUF Descobertas, R. Mário Botas S/N, 1998-018 Lisboa, Portugal.
Duarte Saraiva MartinsDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Rua da Junqueira 126, 1349-019 Lisboa, Portugal.
Hugo Castro FariaChild and Adolescent Center, Hospital CUF Descobertas, R. Mário Botas S/N, 1998-018 Lisboa, Portugal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: While viruses remain the leading cause of infectious myocarditis, improved diagnostic methods have highlighted the role of bacteria as a possible cause. We report two cases of myocarditis as a complication of Case summaries: Patient A, a 17-year-old Caucasian male with a history of asthma, presented to the emergency department (ED) after experiencing fever and nausea for four days, followed by 1 day of diarrhoea and chest discomfort. Laboratory evaluation revealed elevated troponin levels. Transthoracic echocardiography showed left ventricular enlargement and apical dyskinesia. Discussion: Although rare, clinicians should be aware of the potential cardiac involvement in patients with Campylobacter gastroenteritis, paying special attention to myocarditis symptoms like chest pain or shortness of breath, especially in areas with elevated Campylobacter infection rates.

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Campylobacter jejuniCardiac magnetic resonance imagingCase seriesEchocardiographyGastroenteritisMyocarditis

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