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Background and aim: Acute myocarditis (AM) is an important cause of heart failure in children and adults. The pathogenesis is not completely understood and pathogenetic (P) variants in cardiomyopathy genes may play a role in determining the clinical course and outcomes of patients with AM. We aim to determinate…

A 61-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with dyspnea and chest pain radiating to the back at rest. Laboratory tests showed creatinine 1.76 mg/dL, stable hsTnT elevation (264→256 pg/mL), NT-proBNP 19,090 pg/mL, and D-dimer 1,969 ng/mL. ECG revealed sinus rhythm with diffuse inferolateral ST-segment depression. Echocardiography demonstrated preserved…

Background: Myopericarditis can be clinically “silent” and present as fever of unknown origin. In immunocompetent adults, CMV-associated cardiac involvement is uncommon and virological attribution may be uncertain. Case presentation: A 33-year-old immunocompetent, physically active man presented with 10 days of high-grade fever (up to 39.5°C), malaise, gastrointestinal symptoms and…

Background and aim: Acute myocarditis (AM) is an important cause of heart failure and mortality in children and adults. We describe a case of a 1-year old girl with relapsing autoimmune myocarditis multi-resistant to conventional immunosuppressive therapy. Case report: A 1-year old girl was referred to our hospital for…

Introduction: Campylobacter Jejuni (C.J.) is a non-spore-forming, Gram-negative, microaerophilic, helical rod-shaped bacterial species commonly found in animal feces. It is commonly associated with poultry diseases and is one of the most common causes of gastroenteritis in humans worldwide. Improperly prepared beef and poultry are the most common ways of…

Background :Although infections are established triggers, the etiopathogenetic role of SARS-CoV-2 in fulminant myocarditis (FM) remains unproven. Moreover, the concordance between SARS-CoV-2 detection on nasopharyngeal swabs and its identification by molecular analysis of endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) has not been systematically investigated. Aims :To compare clinical characteristics, diagnostic findings, and…