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September 5, 2025Clinical Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

Cardiac Manifestations of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections: A Cohort Study 2007–2024

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TSTzvi Har ShefiYOYonatan OsterOGOren Gordon

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Overview

Cohort study identifies increased cardiac involvement rates in Mycoplasma pneumoniae patients, suggesting urgent evaluations.

Key Points

  • Cardiac involvement in hospitalized patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections is significantly higher than previously recognized, reaching 17%.
  • Among hospitalized adults, congestive heart failure and arrhythmias occurred in 34.7% of cases, with mortality nearing 22.6%.
  • The study analyzed MP-positive patients using data from 2007 to mid-2024, highlighting the need for cardiac evaluations.
  • Rapid identification of cardiac issues in severe illness cases may help reduce morbidity and mortality linked to Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

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Shefi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb49c46d6d5674bccffa2ehttps://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf453
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