Key result
Myocardial Epstein-Barr virus infection causes acute heart failure, necrotizing coronary vasculitis, and LV aneurysms.
Why the study?
Myocardial EBV infection rarely manifests with infarct-like myocarditis, prompting this report of a case presenting with acute myocarditis, heart failure, necrotizing coronary vasculitis, and multiple LV aneurysms.
Population
A 67-year-old woman presenting with fever, chest pain, and heart failure
Design
Case report
Authors
Loading...
EBV merits consideration in unexplained acute HF with vasculitis; extends viral etiologies but remains hypothesis-generating from one case.
Case Report (n=1)
Myocardial Epstein-Barr virus infection is an unusual cause of acute heart failure that can manifest as infarct-like myocarditis with necrotizing coronary vasculitis and cardiac aneurysms.
Chimenti et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Infarct-like myocarditis (n=1). Myocardial Epstein-Barr virus infection in a 67-year-old woman caused acute heart failure with reduced contractility (LVEF 40%), necrotizing coronary vasculitis, and left ventricular aneurysms.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: