acute rheumatic fever was the most likely diagnosis, given evidence of preceding Group A Streptococcus infection with 1 major criterion, carditis (manifesting as acute mitral valvulitis with severe ...

"And then anyone with pre-existing autoimmune disease like rheumatic syndromes or inflammatory ... that oncologists worry about triple-M -- myocarditis, myositis, myasthenia gravis -- overlap ...

Cardiovascular (CV) manifestations of autoimmune systemic rheumatic diseases have become increasingly ... but are not restricted to coronary artery disease (CAD), valve disease, myocarditis, ...

No one reported AE of interests or fatal AE, including myocarditis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, anaphylactic shock or death. Flare of existing AIIRDs was reported by 158 (10.5%) participants, ...

The changes in the cardiac lesions of a patient dying with acute rheumatic heart disease treated with cortisone are reported. The findings indicate that the effect of this hormone upon the lesions ...

RA treatments, including disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs ... a condition where the sac around the heart is inflamed, and myocarditis—inflammation of the heart muscle. Vasculitis is a ...

BCR-independent memory B cell reactivation via TLR7 or TLR8 activation, type I interferon production, immune complex formation and T helper cell signalling is central in SLE pathogenesis. Dörner ...

Infective endocarditis (IE) is by far the most common cardiovascular infection worldwide. Despite the medical and surgical advances, this condition remains associated with considerable mortality ...

Objective: To investigate the effects of corticosteroids and immunosuppressors on myocarditis in patients with inflammatory myopathies. Methods: Patients with inflammatory myositis of recent onset who ...

The fly in the ointment was a case of myocarditis – inflammation of the heart muscle – that was seen in an 11-year-old boy enrolled in Study 9001-103 and was deemed to be serious. Treatment ...

Purpose: The treatment options for viral myocarditis caused by coxsackievirus B are summarized. Summary: Myocarditis is a common cause of dilated cardiomyopathy. The most common causes of ...