Key result
CMR identifies intramyocardial fatty infiltration in a patient with sporadic inclusion body myositis.
Why the study?
Cardiac involvement in sporadic inclusion body myositis is rare and its exact frequency remains unclear, prompting this case description and literature analysis.
Population
A 73-year-old woman diagnosed with sporadic inclusion body myositis
Design
Case report
Authors
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Raises possibility of cardiac involvement in sporadic inclusion body myositis; hypothesis-generating and requires confirmation before clinical consideration.
Case Report (n=1)
No
CMR can detect subtle cardiac manifestations such as intramyocardial fatty infiltration in patients with sporadic inclusion body myositis, potentially offering prognostic value.
Redzepi et al. (2024) conducted a case report in Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) (n=1). Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) was evaluated on Detection of intramyocardial lesions. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging identified intramyocardial lesions consistent with fatty infiltration in a patient with sporadic inclusion body myositis.
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