Key result
Juvenile dermatomyositis features mostly mild abnormal echo findings in ~48% of children at presentation.
Why the study?
Cardiac findings have been reported in children with juvenile Dermatomyositis but have rarely been investigated in detail at disease presentation.
What are the cardiac findings at disease presentation in children with juvenile Dermatomyositis?
Observational (n=105)
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What are the cardiac findings at disease presentation in children with juvenile Dermatomyositis?
Cardiac abnormalities are frequently seen at JDM disease onset but are rarely significant, though screening should be considered due to known late complications.
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Echocardiographic abnormalities at JDM onset may support screening consideration; Level 3 data leaves open their prognostic value and need for prospective validation.
Cantez et al. (2017) conducted an observational in Juvenile Dermatomyositis (n=105). Juvenile Dermatomyositis was evaluated on Abnormal electrocardiographic (ECG) and echocardiographic (echo) findings at disease diagnosis. At disease presentation, 9% of children with juvenile dermatomyositis had abnormal electrocardiographic findings and 48% had abnormal echocardiographic findings, though most were mild.
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