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The Promising Role of Speckle-tracking Echocardiography in Detecting the Patchy Nature of Myocarditis, Insights from Case Series in the Largest Pediatrics Tertiary Center of UAE

Authors :
Antoine Fakhry AbdelMassih
Arshad Khan
Zahra Majichian
Afnan Musleh
Ashutosh Goyal
Sara M. AlDarmaki
Source :
Heart Views, Vol 25, Iss 3, Pp 157-161 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024.

Abstract

There is increasing evidence that myocarditis starts as a patchy process, accordingly, the detection of segmental affection is important for early recognition of the disease and proper initiation of anti-inflammatory treatment. We present our first experience here with using speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) to detect subtle segmental involvement of the left ventricle in two cases with suspected myocarditis. STE consolidated the diagnosis and helped with the early initiation of intravenous immunoglobulins and subsequent control of the disease. STE was also able to show the specific topography of distribution of each pathogen linked to inflammation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1995705X and 09765123
Volume :
25
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Heart Views
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.6bc0698e021044379cbc8c9cc7e2739c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_54_24