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Cardiovascular Risk in Myositis Patients Compared to the General Population: Preliminary Data From a Single-Center Cross-Sectional Study
CONCLUSIONS: No significant differences in CV risk factors between our IIM patients and HC were observed. However, in IIM, CV risk was associated with age, disease duration, duration of glucocorticoid therapy, lipid profile, and body composition. None of the currently available scoring tools (SCORE, SCORE2, mSCORE) used in this study seems more accurate in estimating CV risk in IIM.PMID:35602501 | PMC:PMC9118331 | DOI:10.3389/fmed.2022.861419
Source: Atherosclerosis - May 23, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sabina Oreska Hana Storkanova Jaroslav Kudlicka Vladimir Tuka Ondrej Mikes Zdislava Krupickova Martin Satny Eva Chytilova Jan Kvasnicka Maja Spiritovic Barbora Hermankova Petr Cesak Marian Rybar Karel Pavelka Ladislav Senolt Herman Mann Jiri Vencovsky Mic Source Type: research

Chest pain in a mid-aged woman, not simply myopericarditis: a case report of anti-Ku positive polymyositis
Anti-Ku is a rare antibody which can be positive in some rheumatic diseases and it might be related to cardiac involvement. Polymyositis is an inflammatory myopathy, and its cardiac involvement seldom presents...
Source: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders - August 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Weiping Tan, Bin Dong, Jincui Gu, Yang Peng and Ruicong Xue Tags: Case report Source Type: research

Clinical Characteristics, Treatment, and Outcomes in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy Concomitant with Heart Failure.
In conclusion, elevated troponin I, atrial arrhythmia, and systolic and restrictive diastolic dysfunction are typical characteristics of IIM-HF. Combined immunosuppression that includes methotrexate and β-receptor blockers seems to be important to improve survival. PMID: 32999188 [PubMed - in process]
Source: International Heart Journal - October 2, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Heart J Source Type: research

Cardiac Manifestations in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: An Overview
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a group of autoimmune diseases that are characterized by muscle inflammation resulting in elevated muscle enzyme release and distinctive biopsy findings. This group of conditions includes polymyositis, dermatomyositis, inclusion body myositis, and necrotizing autoimmune myopathy. Although they have many similarities, the inflammatory myopathies differ in their clinical, pathological, and treatment realms. Extramuscular manifestations may involve many organs that include the skin, joints, heart, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract. Cardiovascular involvement is one of the leading causes ...
Source: Cardiology in Review - April 6, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research