Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Myocarditis Reveals Persistent Disease Activity Despite Normalization of Cardiac Enzymes and Inflammatory Parameters at 3-Month Follow-Up [Emerging Investigators]

Conclusions: This is the first study reporting that cardiac enzymes and inflammatory parameters do not sufficiently reflect LGE in myocarditis. Although a majority of patients with normalizing laboratory markers experienced improved LGE, in a small percentage LGE worsened. These data suggest that cardiac magnetic resonance imaging might add value to currently existing diagnostic tools for risk assessment in myocarditis.

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Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - November 20, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Berg, J., Kottwitz, J., Baltensperger, N., Kissel, C. K., Lovrinovic, M., Mehra, T., Scherff, F., Schmied, C., Templin, C., Luscher, T. F., Heidecker, B., Manka, R. Tags: Biomarkers, Cardiomyopathy, Inflammatory Heart Disease, Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Emerging Investigators Source Type: research