What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Case Report. Population: Eosinophilic myocarditis (n=1). Intervention: Serial speckle tracking echocardiography. Primary outcome: Global longitudinal strain (GLS) changes over time.

What does this research mean for the field?

Serial speckle tracking echocardiography demonstrates dynamic fluctuations in global longitudinal strain that provide added clinical value for evaluating left ventricular function in eosinophilic myocarditis. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

January 26, 2023Echo Research and PracticeOpen Access

Evaluation of myocardial performance by serial speckle tracking echocardiography in diagnosis and follow-up of a patient with eosinophilic myocarditis

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Key result

Serial STE reveals dynamic GLS changes to aid LV function evaluation in eosinophilic myocarditis.

Why the study?

The serial dynamic nature of speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) in eosinophilic myocarditis has never been reported before.

Comparison

Serial STE and CMR studies during admission and follow-up

Design

Case report

Follow-up

Several months

Authors

MSMohammadbagher SharifkazemiShiraz University of Medical Sciences GRGholam Reza RezaianShiraz University of Medical Sciences MLMehrzad LotfiShiraz University

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Implication

May aid serial LV monitoring in eosinophilic myocarditis; leaves open prospective validation before routine adoption.

Study Design

Type

Case Report (n=1)

Multicenter

Structured PICO

Population

A 17-year-old boy with asthma presenting in cardiogenic shock who was diagnosed with eosinophilic myocarditis and followed with serial speckle tracking echocardiography over 12 months.

Exposure

Serial speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)

Outcome

Evaluation of myocardial performance and left ventricular function over timesurrogate

Serial speckle tracking echocardiography provides added diagnostic and prognostic value in monitoring dynamic myocardial changes in eosinophilic myocarditis.

Limitations

Single case report
Lack of endomyocardial biopsy for definitive diagnosis
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging was not initially available at the admitting center

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Sharifkazemi et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Eosinophilic myocarditis (n=1). Serial speckle tracking echocardiography was evaluated on Global longitudinal strain (GLS) changes over time. Serial speckle tracking echocardiography revealed dynamic wax and wane changes in global longitudinal strain, providing added value in evaluating left ventricular function in eosinophilic myocarditis.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab0eb628fab34038e364d41 https://doi.org/10.1186/s44156-022-00013-6

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Heart failure HFrEF treatment Myocarditis

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Evaluation of myocardial performance by serial speckle tracking echocardiography in diagnosis and follow-up of a patient with eosinophilic myocarditis

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Evaluation of myocardial performance by serial speckle tracking echocardiography in diagnosis and follow-up of a patient with eosinophilic myocarditis

Discussion

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Implication

Study Design

Structured PICO

Limitations

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